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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQGrUws7Vj
He's shaking underneath my grasp.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbU6lh0jvl
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77kd9iLaNR
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnfHEdfcxO
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I smile bitterly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKNGx30STi
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsffayShGqC
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcE8eqMcQu
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzrXArr7y2
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBa0jTrQOBw
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44EEin182e
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysGti7rJzm
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoITapdOItR
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLiMYyDBrl
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa4n4jsYVa
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8EGmhA4Ce
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I must at all cost keep him awake.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSsVeYrEOv
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ09tnQHuB
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGqPjstZFM
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"Not that long baby I promise."810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLq5yAekyN7
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6oRhdLxji
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCZJSieT06
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL1YJC7R5o
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F9G4O9y1Z
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrCYM194DV
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I frown at him.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzJecHAA6L
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"Don't say that."810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL1XjN5wyA
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VORgL9CaI
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I gasp.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwCHhU3dHX
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"Jere stop!"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQwebffe01
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He goes on.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaaYMW5zGQ
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhc1gZZU0k
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbMyu5E72l
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxhouoHIeC
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgG2VLOARV
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y0tqSnrq4
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"I won't."810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNoXDX8Sjh
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He obeys, watching me soberly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz2t0opDgY
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvilqV7flw
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnhI0HfFWs
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIiGAkDb6v
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUljGP4axes
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyOjYjTxJ0
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3iwkBygdl
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1mTO2Cupv
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He tries to nod but he can't.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBooZlXUPn
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheM8fbnJqb
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZw4FlUb4j
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He looks up into mine.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv5b029y0W
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBb2FteJLVS
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"Stay awake." I tell him.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLYJhFiTmG
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozWMY7NQYf
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgpj7HDv22
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt6HIxScWr
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He doesn't reply.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcqiYI1vj5
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBcneQt74W
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBRCgBdRK0
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGRReCufop
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVajgMb9fs
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uvUVrCTjS
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zgw0WB9Qy
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0usXzXrNxl
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaWQ7SadPm
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"Kiss me," he repeats.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8ZbrEquzm
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguwpKd2mYg
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJdgABnrqZ
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCK2BQZsei
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI7Uz2AZ0B
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3CJeSCUv3
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwqLuxUxkP
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Electricity races through me and lingers.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOClJ9i4vo
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPHjGzaKU0
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCkDlrsdad
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklW9Mik16y
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lqoCXx3Ch
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6JWJwhLlQ
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"Jeremy?"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KAIbxmjkS
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I shake my head, not believing.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeurxcpszu
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGrTVzINY9
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxJGfjpyYV
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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.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLEoH00WXs
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.810Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOTSpxl9CI
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