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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IRxwoORjE
He's shaking underneath my grasp.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb1px3QzQQ
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpCiuOflXo
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBv8tuwlDp
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I smile bitterly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBiv7RX5dR
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmepeLCrbzk
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5exPekKUXo
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzodQorbjap
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TkoR81X75
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GQUkJoFWS
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWsePJTz5I
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLzY40aqj9
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbQTzBep6F
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQKf0SgOib
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgx8GyuBPU
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I must at all cost keep him awake.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjU8iynn7UP
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohGkjcfqOr
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhkdxEZYfS
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"Not that long baby I promise."769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gJKuYJB8x
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4OrFYknHa
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkVhfGYGex
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrT84RcMEV
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs13TPC04KG
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGHidkpNYY
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I frown at him.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w8zRpJop6
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"Don't say that."769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxugGUXQwhl
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG3D8eyTzY
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I gasp.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMY6GfsYvf
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"Jere stop!"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQZ44CT07Y
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He goes on.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ158rtW8GaD
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIrCNndlJK
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqNaXsFmJr
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn5YslgtqR
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExMKjhw6Vl
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBbk4dQsij
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"I won't."769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jznHyB89K
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He obeys, watching me soberly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWwAmv2MfN
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOxVfuNTQB
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbhSTISWFI
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHbqOXSUsT
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwXXWcxJkr
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SBamPtX6Q
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYm3BUnIdX
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtIYzrOh4J
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He tries to nod but he can't.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhETMmBd2Z
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycEYMgegJ2
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXK58ARrTm
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He looks up into mine.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡievEbVvPZs
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStTWeqTFR7
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"Stay awake." I tell him.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4Sc3HPtVs
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ7YUs7LjT
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQvQigWoym
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6COlDTdPGB
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He doesn't reply.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcU0oLlkXw
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFBypBoiJl
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbTnsaofnL
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedxX7mHepy
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WPtnTC1Ri
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf9HjRw46D
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIfQNkJWnz
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCpaKkO62D
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNYvXpfkLU
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"Kiss me," he repeats.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLfvbei5bk
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTEOrOyTWO
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkvdwub1lS
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXQlkiyKSM
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbJuOo8INc
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bpTv1VI7V
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3CzN06CMO
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Electricity races through me and lingers.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFeitTDh0x
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDYWvkDn7Y
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Zh8hss9oU
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NRV9syEMV
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg4P4F6MtX
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvHF6S2S7Z
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"Jeremy?"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJf0dnrPLp
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I shake my head, not believing.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yEpqZ6QG3
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmty8dmNg7I
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zLGLskyDf
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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.769Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4rSBCUy11
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
