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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7i9qfCxfq
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDzTr58ddV
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1khDQr2ac
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8v6c9BurE
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I smile bitterly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWfdv2YVEv
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡei9pm4mOxd
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7vQbhWQxi
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71Aa8P0JFt
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOBjx89lpz
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw8f6cPjQ6
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED9n1C4B1R
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5OUuAo6dB
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFjX3qjbF8
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnDYmdK1pw
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DrWIzmOz1
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkIyxBEztQ
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs57vJ1CrA
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPCgLjv9ZI
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"Not that long baby I promise."1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ku0t9pcRp
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0B1wy19IK
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkddYIAe1O
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qhWUV0qEo
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xqrebQhDc
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsyVOpzh9o
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I frown at him.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb9JHHd5yv
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"Don't say that."1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYNd8Abs7S
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPD6BkUERQ
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I gasp.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGaOqoyUba
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"Jere stop!"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzqGqGydrz
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He goes on.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTRx1IBNXb
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznfA6p8xki
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjPOzAp7rX
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxZ9UmDhLL
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATR6aldeDV
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxc5blZM7f
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"I won't."1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9LijpFfXo
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM9hC65wUK
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5qNHQAVcc
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjINSEAA75t
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLURXNmNA5Z
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDVoVJmPHt
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDJbFkFWVz
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabdYTdoFzs
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkR4cudk0X
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He tries to nod but he can't.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ9XpYBIzF
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFYGNBd9t7
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3MqjRoHoa
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He looks up into mine.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wv8znFKrl
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjdcUCa3II
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcSTiSfeKN
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIVLS9iJWw
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OP52LSopt
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OmdnWjLmw
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He doesn't reply.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduGFW09i0N
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLI2kXdf9N
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdn4qQrptM
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1guWlFiQO
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc7F6IO1Yx
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSUx7FU3f3
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxsA0JEnQA
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaduKBVxNwn
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnfllJzVTo
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFxrdfyudY
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAkS1vgteu
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIE65jUxSI
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMFL3KnFNe
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnJs5m7VEb
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq64uawCsN
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5z6DMYAew
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9cTUyaf63
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsJxlZW7lT
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicqmqDkwQo
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91T66EVyXg
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcbPnRmjGf
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQqyRcGMs1
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"Jeremy?"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilhkC7Jv92
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I shake my head, not believing.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfLmMXzsbb
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4Pny5aarg
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw8LCfhdLU
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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.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vhvW2TvKR
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1068Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZcjCqBRUL
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