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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5puWV9Qsv7
He's shaking underneath my grasp.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFABG92fU3P
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdWYr7ivni
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I run the palm of my hand down his cheek, feeling the cold tears that have managed to escape without me knowing.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihO3KCGq2w
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I smile bitterly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KAhzeoVbd
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WwtnOYzMz
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP8dLuyBc6
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I continue to stroke his cheek, trying to ignore the amount of blood coming from his side, where I press my free hand onto.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c0KVCH5sr
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSnjVId7Zz
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ijIDnOnbA
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6hs6Syo8b
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I allow myself to drop my calm charade and panic a little. Jere's forehead is beaded in sweat. The life in his eyes that once blazed brightly is now dark and sullen.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eQBm4LcNz
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn670qTw80l
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJyVSpIMuF
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BBMis18q7
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I must at all cost keep him awake.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2qsn6Bvnx
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjdouEvj11
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaC4S3Pnyb
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"Not that long baby I promise."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKolHkmO1M
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8WGv7Zrha
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYVfICGYCz
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0cQMYgTWV
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq11aVhIJ5D
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YQff0sCtj
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I frown at him.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqRFIQaAnx
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"Don't say that."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckoADPHim2
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnGC8xzkqv
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I gasp.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVjlCX52tV
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"Jere stop!"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxsTiCbSzM
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He goes on.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHBCY9914c
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"I'm better off dead anyway. I've always wondered what it would be like." He says this all dream like, his eyes narrowing.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bXeQZyWQV
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmPGM9DS5W
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS936KigDxU
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Jere chuckles a little but his eyes don't. He stares up at me bitterly and reaches to brush away my tears.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2kv4Al23R
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxmteoYZJ7
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"I won't."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu16dAnEsNq
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He obeys, watching me soberly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvYiZTI1Fw
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6GfH63C3G
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVgTWyisBA
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzvONgS6j9
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFxqv6jfLO
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsCBxTzzib
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXvpZnXOpR
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEzQFxCNOa
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He tries to nod but he can't.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bSw4u83BT
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhLzYXcrsD
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xf8YiFtX7
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He looks up into mine.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc4LmqZKGH
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfr6QEReM2
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"Stay awake." I tell him.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEAyY0myvp
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq9NGQ4OmZ
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEYerJQ6ky
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO6GSaUJVk
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He doesn't reply.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK09gIm9jYM
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW99IOuLeG
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Looking at him, I lay my hand on his cheek again and gently swipe my thumb across it. His eyes are nearly closed.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQQ2cOk9so
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjxkiqqgGM
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His eyes open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOkxEWGxtg
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRLSuti0Qt
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"I will." His mouth reads, but he closes his eyes anyway. He's smiles briefly as I struggled to see through my tears.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKMKZdnfGu
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxHachXLap
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKc21UE1nW
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"Kiss me," he repeats.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPsbd4C7Do
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq6hw9ic3w
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrfYjiDm9Z
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DTv7zzuzg
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28CY0GQDhM
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUX0VskhHx
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs3AwZRSWO
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Electricity races through me and lingers.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8I8Nq2ndf
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2f2xjIqf1
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaSIR22gzO
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0bEde4NwG
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTzYEVFaQJ
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD7Q8Sdwa8
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"Jeremy?"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEOu7y8mjX
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I shake my head, not believing.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkMZdMhoLi
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu2MRZmama
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHAVU41bXk
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The siren noises was deafening, but I was too numb all over to hear, or feel what was going on around me.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzjVQQpFlr
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
