"You could die at any moment."353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzz5HwvY1k
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.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRTo118gjj
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivuXmKcII0
A deafening screech.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnOIipgNp1
Glass shattering.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgMOA9Ysj2
Lights flashing.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveQkoJKKme
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HDcdDLWx3
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?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIvyD4IzGw
It always is. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX8qaDlB3I
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxn33y7fP8
Yeah. It must be. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEktSPb7aiv
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? 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoZeNDmKKi
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoBG0lFqAW
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g42hPSsMo
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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNXLMwvuT8
Not a good sign.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW6LsSyt2V
Fear started growing within me.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEwaSOzRXl
When are the police coming?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEnsRKvbHP
Is this really the end?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamRxjPXZO9
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.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy1g0XZHmV
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.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Fbqi7AKJd
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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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACjTFSREbu
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7amTAw0Yz
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBBmZjJeRB
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.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh3Px1UlYG
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ExTE6njVs
Would he even be found?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfZcgCe9vO
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31cZHGT71T
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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZnK9e0NYq
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZ3JHwiBJY
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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwQAg2YrVN
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.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjDevtrJMO
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He was always waiting.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVFfmEHrcB
Waiting for me to come home.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwyr5I2MZM
Waiting for me to feed him.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxxrSFJQXU
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLspRXumYKo
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWkBGJwb9E
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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjyNCw3sJ4
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. 353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4zjkVxYGe
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Bj1VSogaK
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SVbYWBUqg
[A Japanese manga]
