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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0XCjnZEa0
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceO07hIDB3
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdutyrHT6L
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYQmVZ0QaL
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I smile bitterly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmggGpxJWCu
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHXyuksg1e
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiiH9V5av4
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFWFm7IkNb
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6qD0TYZYE
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGoSlYuQww
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyQrXyNO99
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObP5DvsfJ1
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwWFNsTrm2
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpWzRcZ2XR
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJVNbkgmGQ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD8CyEskGL
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwIEX6VYVS
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc5RGt1YKl
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"Not that long baby I promise."1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU6ZMQ4AAu
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR7i2bBri8
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhtZyWyQv9
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xrVJbd68w
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH80gz49jU
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FZHEipHBw
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I frown at him.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKOfyaGPWq
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"Don't say that."1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3ZF181AI2
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzId8cIwUZP
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I gasp.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAX6kizJiDv
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"Jere stop!"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCv30xVurm
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He goes on.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdAx6IXfOk
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbPzNNN6XO
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GpfhUqvPH
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPbSvnzPZ7
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyUWmHvpVk
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3glgx9dnt
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"I won't."1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunUwGvPBKl
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxc9HPjHeh
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtUrjawYGn
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2yiZPwbNb
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1vn8jAqcc
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfwzQeQXBO
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp38IIhJwbk
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAcBrMN6t4
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuydifWpHDM
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He tries to nod but he can't.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBTDqBDdhK
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIKnBpvmJQ
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0HhEj1i3g
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He looks up into mine.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKIrD0YbLR
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6VqlN9l2E
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtEFMNDUi5
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCoWTjkR8K
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NWwSzrQQ1
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kWjdGEEhT
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He doesn't reply.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0NpKvKMn6
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2eu24x5fH
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiGhFU2OuN
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVGRbBluqs
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEf4JZcSCF
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPnSkC7kLH
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxie33Leq6
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenE3z5JqF1
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4K5N4bYuR
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU8y46bQGD
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4gSTMtDTt
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxbkAEWrPj
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY20Un6qWj
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lXRJvl3dZ
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViWs8Rfcgv
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZilaIVl5Z2
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzXQWA4i0M
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88j103oLbs
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDADl9BKoI
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjgzBEMoHD
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA19RUGhdVQ
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiacpso99n
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"Jeremy?"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eNunhJfWE
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I shake my head, not believing.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNKxcfzxsB
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rRh0zZP35
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzDM8NWMpV
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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.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyfS9lUTLn
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPhJmAe5Vw
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