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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7kP6ahOF2
He's shaking underneath my grasp.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvopVFn79Ew
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQofGSFTW1A
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv786UybLQ
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I smile bitterly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF9IxOAu4Q
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKWCKpbn9f
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEewN1hIXoI
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIdDc9OPb0
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfJGURthBJ
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM42WZU8RND
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq54wvpMsRq
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYCmK5EFio
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FgncGmVtG
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OWuz2QwdL
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsuWu498Kg
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I must at all cost keep him awake.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOkgHYlhCs
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrTMYxblSq
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCo3F5A1Xs
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"Not that long baby I promise."833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6nzC5iUrf
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeMC4UIPeO
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTANVj6A8RF
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhU5W4sr7rh
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO9jMZR1s6
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36UuYqqw31
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I frown at him.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs35wcRvcX4
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"Don't say that."833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmTW2TFCPG
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZajk7odAm
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I gasp.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkNlQfuvz2
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"Jere stop!"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzLgLSaTAi
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He goes on.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYxojTNum5
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPet6QWg9ME
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd7FrCpuiP
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNaBefz4W2
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB93MppRwBT
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZueCrlxjJK
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"I won't."833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQDnxiNhkB
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He obeys, watching me soberly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ9bqGiTgT
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVugLmtjjqN
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ5XVmXAFs
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8GSnW0bKR
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatsSH86yRg
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhUYyFmM9w
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgwIX4X0EO
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lFNPAZiw8
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He tries to nod but he can't.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtGSwalUiw
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTxnkdZjXn
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXikQ8CGbA
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He looks up into mine.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe2Vbn4dK2
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWJZIMwOZt
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"Stay awake." I tell him.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4rhy8PDYf
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXtWbmuAw9
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUI7HleMmK
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdAmPkXKpg
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He doesn't reply.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWuV2ewLiZ
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLaUfKKjMf
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9v3QqnXDd
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrX6DHLLzp
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfm6O12S1gG
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRnuqw4xgR
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx8zFuzlK1
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjOq6PQAwj
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BB9KDt7bO
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"Kiss me," he repeats.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl70hMnU4ip
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqeKzIyA5X
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyrEFgO7bv
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75ZeMOlde5
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqRKyKozin
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKxVE5Swc4
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOQcHvv9ws
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Electricity races through me and lingers.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdoXCyljcz
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjgte8RYVx
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NqE6UrrND
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTURuFqviTR
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXbCAxpo9c
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3ZjY37RLK
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"Jeremy?"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR3VHJHHcS
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I shake my head, not believing.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZCRDo9Yo9
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HevCIze9s
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmanYbD6HA
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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.833Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk3BoFMzcu
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
