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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PNZeuacot
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy9O5wi0iH
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18UTJSGVXQ
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLygmXJuf7U
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I smile bitterly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmpx4VCXd0
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07maI87MWL
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVBD4XYA1I
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxlTiDhXLD
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa3DnTtdLe
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW60VJRGUw
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYTF3uJSFN
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaszetlROs
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkCKfFx9SB
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2Sc2iL8Mi
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVnbqUqQQ9
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhXddgVjYE
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcTUmdjefC
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGuLlaNCcn
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"Not that long baby I promise."1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aGRWxdGPf
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c5NgFVBHL
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdesn2jqBDL
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwwzpGyjlb
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSmOZ6Kg9i
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ286fjR8TR8
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I frown at him.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjSopWxDTE
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"Don't say that."1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ55LDqvyvc
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8ME2WQX6e
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I gasp.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtrfv115OL
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"Jere stop!"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIptoAC30Ha
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He goes on.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURfmS9Yhry
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrmPUIhEz9
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n6rf6fmsP
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13reT63GRu
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIMdAbBcWS
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUGBZXVreT
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"I won't."1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTi7IksOAo
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LtuS6uHU8
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6kdTY7ERt
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf7OfajjON
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkT5eZyK6I
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUn8es2Scr
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4VNhGGfX9
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwp1vdGBVW
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyuLPh6aD7
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He tries to nod but he can't.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAf0d73DfbN
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho77l84r1x
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbrNdWDy0f
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He looks up into mine.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvTUqwDPmm
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldZO4Efg3s
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchep7I8ujj
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR7ePCggja
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuCUmomYdx
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXknJEY9kTf
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He doesn't reply.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUrQXHal4W
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSFmDdOv1N
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j3YMHeQzu
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKc8dcoSCW
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREPSHbGE8X
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoLAgqdLQ5
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbkY1BAC4K
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTEkSHlRN2
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcXMOfkW2F
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJ7PiylNGQ
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjhpI9PPVj
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUczQoNhEV
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c2FS16kWN
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxuZAGO1Bo
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5cWOsFNqx
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gQ0ds3UTS
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM8Jth6aKs
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMoNbdfcCI
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAXJ7K6sg5
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrrESbRVOp
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmZQHR6tfU
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02OoEXvxKN
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"Jeremy?"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoj0rgbraT
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I shake my head, not believing.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vaXhfOWM9
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlLnnGdmP0
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOoWCK53Ph
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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.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hV5gKMuWu
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1148Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujadsopfFQ
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