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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqxc77zP3o
He's shaking underneath my grasp.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxSUaZPuSD
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhASQEF9au5
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM7QrioA0z
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I smile bitterly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1hQJ7i4Dn
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3izSm0yK2e
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl50JtZPWbT
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5np72EErd
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjTnw70lZq
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69sVZh2JG5
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywIyRi38Ks
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hgCYiYKIx
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCrNwUmmY6
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9hRlJSoCW
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviafx446By
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I must at all cost keep him awake.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBYUeredwO
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQa0xq1G5Pb
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpQVbACQvy
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"Not that long baby I promise."811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HOypStU59
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetb4T8idCE
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdFJbbxc0M
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QNoEDGRoB
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjABauipg6J
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtAvejpQ8K
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I frown at him.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhqHLmvMzu
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"Don't say that."811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4J1LcNzbu
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC2ZHF4QgG
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I gasp.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxIOKcT4Wc
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"Jere stop!"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJNYzjvAbp
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He goes on.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0blr9leCx
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzlznUFN2W
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JrUmiIkFc
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxXzqeqyRo
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2WbH9s1nI
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKPntyiLMl
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"I won't."811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuQGnfJ4qA
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He obeys, watching me soberly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs3Thza9M6
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgw1LNEKHd
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ophF5Iff3
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl0KBB7RG0
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZCs5TkHCI
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAokt2avaZ
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrTwQQSK3B
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZdcS9io5w
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He tries to nod but he can't.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1xbOo8Ycn
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJLrtDV2bh
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5rzZ7faUx
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He looks up into mine.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT7JRitBoT
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDNxWlIdRQ
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"Stay awake." I tell him.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ARcnxkrR3
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiP61Hreio
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgQVOQHETA
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlDuijTYRk
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He doesn't reply.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQU4QPwP11
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP0eFDPNpV
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJogS9rrGI
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uPZG9QlvB
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpMrbXWLdT
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaoNTnWugx
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7RaLjMR1l
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3yvGMILwV
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLkWjXVf10
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"Kiss me," he repeats.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkaSQOj1G5
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnWcwphZR6
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOWZLzwm5P
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzetU2WZhG
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEs5QSYzXn
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPHgHepB9m
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnAwyi2SAy
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Electricity races through me and lingers.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEdC8R2yiH
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq4tX1Mmgp
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLEOw2mZmj
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMHxO0iL00
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDRIUJatQr
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5S9czX2M0
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"Jeremy?"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqMnXtubyh
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I shake my head, not believing.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91jGGBYmuu
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9afpwj9mQk
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9b34voZRMj
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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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5kPF63oVe
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
