"You could die at any moment."445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHCVfhZjR2
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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPrKyUXtR4
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzlsOJzQG8
A deafening screech.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPJW7ujHlV
Glass shattering.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9BLij3Fjt
Lights flashing.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkjqVlsAkP
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxC6eZcURX
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?445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG03UwnKz6
It always is. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKzIiY3F8Z
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2K3buHbQG
Yeah. It must be. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnr6JedRAY
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? 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBipob6TleX
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG2sHd8dHG
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT0d8g0kU0
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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTzforTCCb
Not a good sign.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFDuc5DGTx
Fear started growing within me.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL51ycdcbio
When are the police coming?445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXzoRfNTfq
Is this really the end?445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ieLzLIpZx
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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjvmiTgYh0
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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFiKsNJyBg
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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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBUo9Ege9U
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbyzM2zFcs
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGQNh3FFc9
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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr1uwgjeXr
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEuazeSejd
Would he even be found?445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8V1lxYrqT
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuIoHqsDoN
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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnLuPVBboU
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3W59s4mhW
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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL4xpxHI6R
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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsI05i7pjwb
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He was always waiting.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhmZqD1Zlw
Waiting for me to come home.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbIlkeumjL
Waiting for me to feed him.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYSwuluthP
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfbWTDQ300
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqciKuRsoaM
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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1ZY3gOryJ
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. 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ubbMULphi
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bFblMCRgs
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8E3wHTHVL
[A Japanese manga]
