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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUvtBHEjes
He's shaking underneath my grasp.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbal4ealclh
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDKGJ8m9ox
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg95S75Byl
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I smile bitterly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhmmPvKiio
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaXwjx72Rj
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUH7KZcMXmQ
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3ESaknHz8
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx7R1ytXvx
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgb5Wbrrmf
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkEITf6d97
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84T9RpTKQl
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmmU24ob49
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGwcP7HXiF
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsYVyUADyr
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I must at all cost keep him awake.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeY0Y7vYeK
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAJNktShKl
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ83MbzX6Ug
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"Not that long baby I promise."697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMURkm1onL
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9EsxBUn1E
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iQdjBuhL0
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhVLirNhwm
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVljodeTTT
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP45SG7QvOY
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I frown at him.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOc6s4oIw6
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"Don't say that."697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LBdWiNL5k
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWNq0wTRBv
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I gasp.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv33nmrQ0z
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"Jere stop!"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2yt5BOz23
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He goes on.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklQH8wq3eS
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxHexGjfBN
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrz2fbKq2A
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt6GsgABRK
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhU37HYaI2
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRPUxj8VXK
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"I won't."697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIYwjuF1tn
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He obeys, watching me soberly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUDYGIi4s2
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2vBRtojQP
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYL0LLRdjW
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkJgWjIxmk
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeu7tg8X67n
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GPaP3Xq8c
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuxCyEDt2R
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eO8Desv9F
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He tries to nod but he can't.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFgxmv1KXe
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyPdVpiCPu
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbJ4HZ93Kr
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He looks up into mine.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfuiUDoul4
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL5n44A4Li
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"Stay awake." I tell him.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6gV3IsTZs
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDG0b23s9N
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yIEucCDTf
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTSEXXS4pR
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He doesn't reply.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpZ9P3N2Fv
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LD3OzaP2O
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvKa0qjB9V
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42TtGIbdhf
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeNMLLP5lO
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf8jPoXeZo
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75XzDy89ER
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtm4O67nKL
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVexTflHxw
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"Kiss me," he repeats.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxUd8m16VX
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnp182Dsz2
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37Mo9Jzcl8
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLIkp5vdu4
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2nnCpZCZC
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfSTYI09aV
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p5MVVr5RP
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Electricity races through me and lingers.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FE7jmsFEe
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9uO1VhQt8
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ1wg8UJAq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRufFrHNJZ2
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcynmGEY3BH
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScTU1ZCO0U
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"Jeremy?"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6MmecBJXH
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I shake my head, not believing.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVNnfeRkhK
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCL9bviuXn
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLTPd98SlM
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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.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjDdQjnZDW
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
