"You could die at any moment."389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjgnCzmsHh
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.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU19kDivvQq
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3s20IZ9lIM
A deafening screech.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJyCWIsc5K
Glass shattering.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhXySvuXyV
Lights flashing.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOq8K0drP5N
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDFvHMjrNu
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?389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIzjzWPzTx
It always is. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZFsNbklNp
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pdUljw92S
Yeah. It must be. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK1dlSsHtL
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? 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT3ZrmcAMI
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMkSx9vwMi
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jVHReuNFD
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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPcAH4ze5W
Not a good sign.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuhAfgIoIZ
Fear started growing within me.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgLohZ8ZTf
When are the police coming?389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulFaijlVHs
Is this really the end?389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ128PDSVBYD
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.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYuJyDdb5w
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.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszmnR8SyjY
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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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnwIVg1vZj
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UeobsNkSf
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmxmKTbleP
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.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jBdhCoDya
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckJTC8GFYJ
Would he even be found?389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWR1Yheqqu
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0ujnl17zx
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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTXF22w29f
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwIwIHotrN
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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCu9hgwFyA
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.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPsBwl55z1
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He was always waiting.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XPuZyrhpA
Waiting for me to come home.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf66Et70y1
Waiting for me to feed him.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYauwNetIiO
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLamalJDQW7
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6nPq5VZ5D
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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3vXrhUXoB
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. 389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksRxTyFVPT
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgNqd8Mrh9
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbzwcePHDV
[A Japanese manga]
