"You could die at any moment."415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C7DsoWc3Y
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFSLC4ERBF
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiULh9tKVZ
A deafening screech.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nz5urvfuC
Glass shattering.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRSN6hwbFF
Lights flashing.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTFZYsvnhy
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20384CDPVo
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVmCuKcyUA
It always is. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmSwwMPGBJ
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnrB8K8aFR
Yeah. It must be. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR6PSASGqk
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPsIVOLlnM
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxPJWAKlO7
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYIRYb7EpZ
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aoQCZAUqx
Not a good sign.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUtYvx5cbf
Fear started growing within me.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA2CI5UmEZ
When are the police coming?415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC62zqn06W
Is this really the end?415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVltegC31E
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3F5DXaxHNH
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQgge2C923
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡassP0iG01Y
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUIEfcwvDo
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsghz4zsE1
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1bbgRhEPW
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnnZqxEkaD
Would he even be found?415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYXFsiz90v
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvKA0SSALR
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiJkkmGCHR
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqiWHfnkmy
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxqmHb3aUh
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqrE6OURGe
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He was always waiting.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsX72tQnpE
Waiting for me to come home.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCext8aXwRZ
Waiting for me to feed him.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAsORU7hi4
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cWj9clW2d
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XAGdERuT2
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndNR0YiRkw
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrfjOo8a8C
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqS1vPCfON
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!415Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3KYL18OpQ
[A Japanese manga]
