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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeU02xJpS4
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5J7P7Lkdw
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4d1gPqwy9
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OnntkJM8S
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I smile bitterly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxDJvd2Emc
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BysD9GwSD
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eMpmbuxJn
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyUVy1rKqt
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwLGHMHjVg
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrM731XUS9
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIbU3AJz7r
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUbcYMDzGM
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwVsvEaWIr
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegis92Vwxz
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfXnCQK2ok
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPBGXNnQFF
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0U41N3TA5
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqjudTQRDu
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"Not that long baby I promise."1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfF1re8iPfq
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1WnB1yrW5
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXpifCfeko
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdE9qdecNH
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2uyBoTqrL
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrfaYLQIBK
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I frown at him.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypx2Q3geIm
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"Don't say that."1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Jb5hz9y0k
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R0qi5y6dw
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I gasp.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFC9R9no3h
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"Jere stop!"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M24pzzFrz
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He goes on.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7LgAItj5d
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejxwyxRY7V
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQj5fW1MZ4
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaiI5goEjK
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIfKXRE8Z9
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW79MG2XYF
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"I won't."1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡva1VD7TZ4l
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez5xZrVSVH
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynMMQq1LBw
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqjPUMyPx2
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6Dwfk1wpU
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTIeQoyzGz
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr00NPhvuq
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9V8y6gUxM
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6huo2Y8R9u
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He tries to nod but he can't.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fUBfC4GZD
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8TVZAv2o5
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mGvtz1g6V
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He looks up into mine.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKavHPfCaS
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoN9d7YTeK
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4W8FigDS3
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVPWeLFsG7
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjGFj6AyeD
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4xPc85RID
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He doesn't reply.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQU9IcQdSk
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJrtofnEBS
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWd9HgnfC0
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoargbl7T4
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTj87dd3pe
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmNOKIFfyF
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80ym3XD5PL
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjQZ4nlMb0
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdQcbsBZr9
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15t12MU9vN
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmzQawvXja
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjPCR7AJHM
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMGlh0pKxq
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmyKuCK1hX
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpEYEtZ2iF
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CwMuyP1ik
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJUKCfA2Ca
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxOaPxcYxr
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuql48c0dX
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqwPzSImhe
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7IG6Fbz87
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu1sFvaUCb
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"Jeremy?"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZS6AALAdJ
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I shake my head, not believing.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm5xVyIBMK
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nU5KiwxHg
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp42fNat9Sb
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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.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61zE7AIZR1
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1066Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WZifhT8gc
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