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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUr6MmOPckJ
He's shaking underneath my grasp.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdFdzMtrTa
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHc58hB1bG
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ixoVr1kG1
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I smile bitterly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTlVKVgmoi
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QBOaLzKEm
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWiaRlM2XO
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaXx3b4rn3
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAom6MPMjhR
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOtbo5MBKA
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GmV2w5xB6
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ9VZ84jkm
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnlprtELJ5
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTFFa9OGlY
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk244prT7t
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I must at all cost keep him awake.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd3cMOXGmD
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpRr9R6d06
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAjrq8k3ay
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"Not that long baby I promise."994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQuuoP9a1T
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBeyMGtzAT
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLpkE8Kv4L
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKindN4z6JA
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FCN5lRnVk
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi3yrSKJ9T
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I frown at him.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT7ZZ6HzNm
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"Don't say that."994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2w0NNpaX0
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScP7HhbJas
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I gasp.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAw58hzXEK
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"Jere stop!"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmBY1jUKql
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He goes on.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qOjTLK5xj
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnKqMkXoee
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbBXngErXW
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0HX7BfCMc
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMpVq8ZdFo
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX8rB7SnsF
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"I won't."994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MTdyCrPaJ
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He obeys, watching me soberly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GVnVa9WSH
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfzvAR8jCk
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaunYC0eDv
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxhAjzzV9F
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3aofYSDBZ
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyECS4a4nVr
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUcPUT3P1R
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUrkA6usC0
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He tries to nod but he can't.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDvbccPfJS
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2KaYrqgFn
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJabedtaAv
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He looks up into mine.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHcUNEEOeO
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRgInBL4hS
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"Stay awake." I tell him.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEXMqrDnvk
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm28r5oGYAb
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziIZOiQIe6
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydZkorkSrT
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He doesn't reply.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzpnyPR1Lp
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvL1VwoSW2l
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk62k2xxgI3
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ouNEJGUqE
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BgIVVscmQ
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHfeBbVva8
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8e0ESI0Sz
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKmpl4dcb3
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlBqAG7moP
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"Kiss me," he repeats.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSBYLZLn4y
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD0mSET9iJ
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxdQnjcbwt
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C8ciP7bM9
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbhlVgnjrI
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR305gPUwDF
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IfkEhkhpn
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Electricity races through me and lingers.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41yH5EHNgW
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNVzBJ6hKt
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrFQRA8Smf
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLgtIk43FR
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1hkbNT5Uu
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rFQlFrasd
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"Jeremy?"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAabj9EQgEg
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I shake my head, not believing.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdAeFvivjm
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPnXfUZlqb
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LL3mA2hPT
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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.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0JvTZLDbs
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.994Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqcVUZatGQ
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