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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdmagjFG4L
He's shaking underneath my grasp.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr164REonbc
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZknaSH8yWg
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo7t9tK3xX
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I smile bitterly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8n8orHYVf
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsf5xWp7fhS
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnPRemWqVc
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ls9RDq2pP
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnnMNgHUwo
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhME1oAltoo
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XQOpmAgnm
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4OT81YwBM
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHYRBuSjKu
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeAT01E5JD
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetF12TRXdY
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I must at all cost keep him awake.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRfKMh7eBh
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz81yqjXEzD
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZCgH2tQO2
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"Not that long baby I promise."897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPbH98ZaWZ
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaY6KN8d8D
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaDMtJlKOn
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3yCSUc89X
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd1MZMEGyy
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtI2n4giuN
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I frown at him.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO4XYX6ig6
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"Don't say that."897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbOAKz1Sd0
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy15tUskuU
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I gasp.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM8kmFX1oj
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"Jere stop!"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q77yhYdty
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He goes on.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBuFq3FVMK
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LVGdQoAr6
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M6iGDx0pk
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIFZ7VaRFc
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7UHVmEHWp
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVhqnQ7pjf
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"I won't."897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwIcwYelj4
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He obeys, watching me soberly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdwir7vW64
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAMCFgSC0S
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JiOSARKXW
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSRVm3pKak
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHCxdRqJNZ
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsY270wjGU
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbaiaJ5g6x
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3ZgwcCdLc
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He tries to nod but he can't.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3mPGoArgn
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwwzuNndRP
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5O3Tgj95N
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He looks up into mine.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsfWzpvrix
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmauAaQoBx
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"Stay awake." I tell him.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyroRzYvxd
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgph6SiQObs
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmYXi4xbae
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIBmIFS9zT
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He doesn't reply.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr1Vp0Sva0
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIydPfNY8B6
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42y4uxj9Cj
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ871T0aFY9X
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3aScq4UaL
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU9krW94bb
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OVgYYOooM
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o6YzMdQP5
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFW6ChCTkH
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"Kiss me," he repeats.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZDOShdNOE
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4G8hTnrlGG
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhtBmNhigi
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVizkJ75ud
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdb1dWQlGt5
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9gMAGiEvr
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzp2FFRbXF
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Electricity races through me and lingers.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3RMJ9Q0Yt
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPhIS0gDnY
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIktQNpZyQ0
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdDSO31RJA
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZNw155Ko0
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaUF2nnxOa
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"Jeremy?"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z4cgQ4Esy
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I shake my head, not believing.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqV9sERjumx
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEVCayUMRG
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN0tgvzgkE
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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.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a9FDpS5dD
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKPBk93dbr
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