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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9l8oseYx8
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfhc8ZtsTD
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0ww3qvy1k
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPq95fVSbs
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I smile bitterly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6i00DsKCb0
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4qcskGHNZ
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhWrXGphiE
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoL6iTyjCQ
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9vfBfaWh4
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe73kPzSWr
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zhG7pMYo4
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjBpfmVugV
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L4kpOQv6B
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPGrAg1l7w
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzccEZuH5Y7
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0690bw7Fki
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBtyR7Yn5E
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFOqVEBhOO
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"Not that long baby I promise."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ028EriMMN7
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9mA4T2SNR
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctAOM6tmIs
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4oiM8t9pz
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yCbncVCnN
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTrqfSLUQE
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I frown at him.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9JcAHSIg4
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"Don't say that."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMWPAoRSHE
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhN4GoXJk2F
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I gasp.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidyXxQ9xHs
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"Jere stop!"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFNAgZvwCc
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He goes on.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9r5s2pg5d
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3Xbh9dqFz
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRuQ4hPwCo
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1W2JE3KvX
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrALadhibNr
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUGrOvRKf7
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"I won't."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UwapdYQZP
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh6GTGI7IC
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSOSU0114r
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBX7b6wZAR
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5TwbKDTR0
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpAAbqCvbO
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5ZW87kfjw
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoJWJLXcwa
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6v2lTT3km
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He tries to nod but he can't.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5ZTqaDs32
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCG4zSJBYi
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLmubh1X9J
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He looks up into mine.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN05BdxCbJ9
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCxJvkF9GR
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4p7GvQIi1
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCw0C62RZG
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0vQ2LrJdS
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6cFr4RPBH
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He doesn't reply.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejMJwI0Em9
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6nbKenvF4
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiX6Whtmiz
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qiLsDbaea
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlffA70bf0g
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGgFIXKovn
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSD8B3VJSC
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY0agV58t5
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidYrYPSpkC
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qCWDZyhtj
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDXn9B9Jkt
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXDMkGQpjy
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR71QLe5PMe
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWqXqLXZw3
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnqXxlitEp
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmwnhHMyFU
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmMcvXsVBB
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNU8FcgtrXE
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCwgvjB64N
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4LhEjCmC4
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEc9iGgFF5
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ2ySvUJen
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"Jeremy?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmvkAGx2h9
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I shake my head, not believing.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3un3lZDq4t
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKYaXz8Auz
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCj2fQJzhr
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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.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvqFJGSKLU
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OJcMvlx1V
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