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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUEcYDuajg
He's shaking underneath my grasp.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpAj4YtcEA
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIPs7rOJk2
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXjc7mPow4
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I smile bitterly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaTyboLJxV
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSMeFvGT8s
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQatBrNOxF
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZovXyFeBza
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmqrSPHfGq
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5qqUXZi1B
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlkLBKEX5F
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqGa0AiCdw
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfozh9lGW4
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUryRwczy7e
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pqYix2R4v
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I must at all cost keep him awake.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2oLMEIJzL
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk2rFi0FaZ
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavudaHxTu2
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"Not that long baby I promise."973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1l5PtQBrS
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaguE8fpAil
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw58Kvqi1Mu
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKrYQmPb4d
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0s3ZhLRH1
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRcNAvoFTm
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I frown at him.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsd8g5KhFQ
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"Don't say that."973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEP4e9kYC0U
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6p74z7BNt
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I gasp.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP355c5Qxq
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"Jere stop!"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO4qMud4Kq
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He goes on.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHVxrS0Wxn
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbGVjzHmAr
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A9lYUg5Em
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIzxoqMDhr
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDG7GHlf6c
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QvaTPo3To
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"I won't."973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx6k4qsGHv
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He obeys, watching me soberly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbspaXWLYJM
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwRq1Oe7NP
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCmIfm231r
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGbPnF89FJ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2VTXTpKEi
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58FNdkPkY1
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIctut3E6o
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfdjh068Bn
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He tries to nod but he can't.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4a6O0quIT2
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1psGKMn2T6
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2zPNQeqsN
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He looks up into mine.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaJHvPe2OG
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmSbhBiFaQ
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"Stay awake." I tell him.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsaxQYvUJk
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmEPszG1KB
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnSB6lDhK9
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGDWDjhMvB
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He doesn't reply.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8YbAvBGjd
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEHlMTHIb4
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmZ95H10I6
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiZnhiNhko
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAdJjJ42HM
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUTY34hj1c
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTABuTwyRVV
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hkaWzfls5
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57dJ8FUbdy
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"Kiss me," he repeats.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ9RZDWsRU
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5lbAUIL3a
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX54IsfVXkp
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVv317fhX7
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTLieUF5YE
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy3lmdNCfB
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGcsIk9t5l
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Electricity races through me and lingers.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPQpPj6lCV
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6BgnwfzyA
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdqJMgy4lA
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiUYQFEidA
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDUwEr0xWJ
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJxLMCW3wk
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"Jeremy?"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfcnnMOiNp
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I shake my head, not believing.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC4oKiBfhw
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQW230f9Wo
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmMoZ5D775
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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.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3gYxBklIL
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.973Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCNayZara8
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