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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcPWmB9yYm
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeynQKbobh
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVRN22nFAj
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK4DL2Vtdh
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I smile bitterly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIIWH4ltHd
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbWIjViTxk
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhZA4b1rwR
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU0QNZp0Hu
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU1WckdMPe
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TQMhmjOjH
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9dvSmrnsB
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7F6W37up8z
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP27fG9C80
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBL9MMtsQkS
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjt51LU4ED
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu2YowgYhb
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EQJr553iP
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFdzBpAfR3
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"Not that long baby I promise."1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT6QUECrVE
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m6RbTK0rH
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGMTI7M9e8
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pRr0OtqGW
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNxh644xDG
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobwuSOLk01
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I frown at him.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow7gB421BX
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"Don't say that."1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGXhPgVJvQ
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqG97Gvk6b
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I gasp.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtOBQECTLF
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"Jere stop!"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41lzHOLtOo
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He goes on.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJvXBMyUZa
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlbnws2MUZ
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3mTy0bAcV
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz5yYGH7R5
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ns4b5f7Xc
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZsHwihVwB
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"I won't."1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO1IBk04Yh
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxytF6G9BxQ
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksVJmx1BWK
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJEPMRPrcz
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRtMGjsZUa
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR6Ysg4Ooh
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLH7xgCWg7
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKShJB8fOb
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzh8V4mnVsF
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He tries to nod but he can't.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8B1v3fNv62
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFPZ9oyzPp
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLdrXJRHxJ
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He looks up into mine.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC0gzhfbbK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP1V0isqVp
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvso64voDtB
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sCn69WLNV
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzE9kVszNs8
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbFO4fEj6R
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He doesn't reply.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUHlYr6xBc
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRipQCdtaL
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP3CL61mea
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfXMS9KTpP
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXofmk2jO3
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb0V84XBYi
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzY0qeWENr
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKiqck7gDa
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFZDOwrj7d
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCloz5Hw37x
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn3rEZdOK9
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1GrQINEVD
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB2PBNblBZ
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0paU6Nv3d
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BvOjWuLWM
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQq6v0m9gS4
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNKP44d6Sj
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjQrUyjYHT
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl42Z1qgcg
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivvkgtO5Zi
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2D3MIRa25c
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oCrb1ol6h
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"Jeremy?"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiuKiAJNMu
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I shake my head, not believing.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWjLm6Z56r
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwhkKLovnS
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SIFTbWVTp
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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.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HBpRVbYlT
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgoFcoGzD2
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