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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwCOQyWHQr
He's shaking underneath my grasp.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyu6nGckMB
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWrdbKRhm8
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LwjHZ9Eyj
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I smile bitterly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcaZfd6gtH
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbsYp1xtax
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt2OxnvkTS
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BsG6sbbIT
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yMFLUHvPB
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhx3LpSoRP
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg0IRb7JrR
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuxl6UcZDu
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbTBZgzBuC
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz50tBQ1U7r
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEK7KSYUy8
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I must at all cost keep him awake.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYHlhy39LX
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehEIY20U0a
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZY9IainKz
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"Not that long baby I promise."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsH72dXIqdh
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBJYujKIbI
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvUJKesRPK
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonRp3sXDIU
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopeirLqKwe
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9nr8eHJHa
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I frown at him.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQMgP1PP63
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"Don't say that."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqEpEqRi5c
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dzNvTmNSZ
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I gasp.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNO0HOZBmR
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"Jere stop!"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2ziNcsptx
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He goes on.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVJ8prMq6k
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENOkh8CFk4
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WJcS2p6Oo
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH58hnWLg7
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklPHdf36Av
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6Hu0rbUfU
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"I won't."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4JTDUGqZ4
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He obeys, watching me soberly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSeRVV7wrb
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfkJT0ZF3K
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUUQR0IQqw
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq1hsqdCrk
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjx5ix3pACR
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi98lzzYz7
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPxqrUJw13
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWwy6anjDr
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He tries to nod but he can't.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOFiQ3PQhy
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JKXS9lJyX
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6NApuquy5
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He looks up into mine.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjMuLGolEK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgFxvN2Vb3
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"Stay awake." I tell him.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90XkhR6UoV
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7gqvy3zWe
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumYCcAjp1x
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQxNmrr2Hu
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He doesn't reply.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgntkeSP6S
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoJRHTutBp
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtIBE8mVJP
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjZHzYTJsB
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfigh3ggvQe
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpynb8pnYjz
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DzARNpIji
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT48S3iL5vL
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanjVybolTO
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"Kiss me," he repeats.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuhUXhSEBL
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNbszDCR0c
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64xSKoUrnj
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkugHFYsdE
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjztn1SQ31p
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xjELg6zRD
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuiRTBOPVS
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Electricity races through me and lingers.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAskFVSK4Dg
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwbCURXwUD
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdnGSpdY9N
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13LzKRHVh3
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrj2nq4sFE
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBK54e9A9S
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"Jeremy?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoDngIDMvD
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I shake my head, not believing.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAnLK6ioWQ
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCgT06qATF
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0OpXsdXA2
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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.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcaT43KGjZ
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
