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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1raH1uFb3x
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAPyS0euf6
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmojqXSVvI4
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LS7dckw3j
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I smile bitterly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqFdeb1AxO
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpKixpV7l5
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlW4UGLY4C
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH3VLVRFY8
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPWtogQ6J0
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg0GY340I1
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3wihuTxuE
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhsQr5JwQk
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuHzosjdby
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm2e0zShNY
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcm9TJGFLG
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAH06E5960C
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQmVWZcqiR
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmfqctApy1
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"Not that long baby I promise."1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgztRUgbhp
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMN6HkKqgK
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMqrLTxOnU
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8me7DHDP0
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7BJGFR42f
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnyxDWxW9J
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I frown at him.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9srXlLW5f
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"Don't say that."1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkdzoLJwXP
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1PaHXoUC1
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I gasp.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiHsnRWPFM
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"Jere stop!"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtQLFx1rVH
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He goes on.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTZMm5IAi6
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk1XgUVxW3
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZofP9hY22
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFlKmXsvgH
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeipYASmCY
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGgpzfMcqZ
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"I won't."1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAhvy8Pjnh
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4qvIwktlm
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡockqAppyAD
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwQNKBkao7
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7LW9XpH8v
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMl1sGlDvL
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYYRF2556I
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fxZxS5CAh
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpETvdU0ODY
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He tries to nod but he can't.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeInrZYv7cf
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzZuBbr2Za
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBS9OyzKxD
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He looks up into mine.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL3bG92zvx
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLFy1jCJ55
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoSHPfuIxj
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1lZtZp8Gk
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwILtdjbLBQ
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QsH5CtIFv
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He doesn't reply.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xl9Dvh3oR
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc4ZVszjGT
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhDHTHGy5R
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7qrk4EH7e
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KFUewR6EN
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLgHiriYwW
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRKyyFwjoz
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5fiqmxZj3
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xFlldJzBE
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWH0EXlJyI
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtPWKr42fs
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7StrFPOvP
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnPdkiQTr0
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6pkqkVbtB
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYQoJ1x1T7
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe1QXw277n
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvRasn583i
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAzipCN6RA
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHzzH1RsTW
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelAYjP2G3D
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PaRomY5lQ
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp2WVdvK1u
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"Jeremy?"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcZBbAqN2H
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I shake my head, not believing.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG8hHlTL83
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjzwgPIytl
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwrir35wxO
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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.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15yEs6qW8c
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1092Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjGMrOc7Va
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