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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnKSUYy9Yf
He's shaking underneath my grasp.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRevtXL5BV
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB2k1LSPBm
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IzwfefKdt
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I smile bitterly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt79dxOoeRx
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UsstCrNBP
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiW3AWaAPr
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59oKiPI92B
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1YiG685c1
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExzHd6hSSJ
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBJOygonUV
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcVOY1VjBT
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkfHLljCX7
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡul1TTHaryk
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r2cnCBj6T
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I must at all cost keep him awake.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2OA4Orhll
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPISM7bZriE
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdU7T1IZmE
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"Not that long baby I promise."987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhYR6TEKcb
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBXPMIcyYW
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OGvS6aZTo
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf27vbT3BvX
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUJ0OoKLPw
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UjOyC6zx5
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I frown at him.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluJaQfFejV
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"Don't say that."987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaQcdEdbvd
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEiLP5yXWb
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I gasp.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUY9hy0N3y
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"Jere stop!"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOLp3lbPDM
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He goes on.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9DtzgcMTe
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bxnNYNfPr
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeXhqVFIUv
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM8mG05Oc4
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrF6w82gyv
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzOzDAHuYS
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"I won't."987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJCcva99hT
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He obeys, watching me soberly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblBUZ60HqC
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1lV9pMhi7
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡge0DXIJytm
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Mzwy2aVjA
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpsibujSES
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57kHErdlS1
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWilbK0i58
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNfSi1EJxr
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He tries to nod but he can't.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCKq7iUiB2
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAwXCuKjUg
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo4QLU8H65
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He looks up into mine.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleediT6wjK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyKqJ6wUaC
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"Stay awake." I tell him.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZDQLXp6Vg
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrneS75EWn
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDxgPa23rM
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXkfFGHsFu
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He doesn't reply.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1vnJzGLSv
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DsmDLm1j5
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAyOSQQc4s
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3wng1BAYu
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDolpBPGV68
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ4JmYJ9Jk
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbAPcvikTf
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYhxPD9Mz0
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QcH3cJoxl
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"Kiss me," he repeats.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa3JbXpe6w
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWeh7tS207
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnRbNF0KAS
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIdEdmOLD2
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxG80xDjxO
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxInrvxSo8
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsOTSWzwFu
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Electricity races through me and lingers.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP1UPSqchc
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQu58wy5oV
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSda4Shb0XX
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LbetqMuhR
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZD2JCYGkV
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDPXwWFYOH
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"Jeremy?"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3FEAK0RI9
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I shake my head, not believing.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1BeCV8jEv
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYBmNa8fYA
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYNnuFaoKr
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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.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03WvgBcFL8
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.987Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbaFu0HQLz
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