"You could die at any moment."218Please respect copyright.PENANAcxEuNioEZf
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.218Please respect copyright.PENANAmpKIz3xi1Z
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.218Please respect copyright.PENANAoB4iXbtQgD
A deafening screech.218Please respect copyright.PENANA4XJk2HcYIh
Glass shattering.218Please respect copyright.PENANA33kKLIopG3
Lights flashing.218Please respect copyright.PENANAdozrjhL4P2
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.218Please respect copyright.PENANAC7KCEc458t
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?218Please respect copyright.PENANAnKX0Jv3H1S
It always is. 218Please respect copyright.PENANAIJ5o5YIStK
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 218Please respect copyright.PENANA5AWfRwd13g
Yeah. It must be. 218Please respect copyright.PENANAzT8lC0GczJ
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? 218Please respect copyright.PENANAx2VpLGHl7r
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.218Please respect copyright.PENANAfO3AZaXAow
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.218Please respect copyright.PENANAHMU2yRnTx3
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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANAop4VffBB0l
Not a good sign.218Please respect copyright.PENANAd6R2YDrlXp
Fear started growing within me.218Please respect copyright.PENANA6owFBDXFM4
When are the police coming?218Please respect copyright.PENANA0OVGX2gXGz
Is this really the end?218Please respect copyright.PENANAPLZIL28VYL
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.218Please respect copyright.PENANALmuWCFOlv2
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.218Please respect copyright.PENANAfUZIjsYt59
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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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANA5vudXDJqgv
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?218Please respect copyright.PENANASMn4BH3o6r
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.218Please respect copyright.PENANAgvlgjoXbed
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.218Please respect copyright.PENANAfWYkbWhpN2
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 218Please respect copyright.PENANASPCl334Kqk
Would he even be found?218Please respect copyright.PENANAltNkZTIVKP
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.218Please respect copyright.PENANAoeVjih5ajj
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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANAtDSBCJ56E6
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.218Please respect copyright.PENANAG0H0NUhOy0
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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANA4rv3mjmGNc
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.218Please respect copyright.PENANA8wkS7uDyIy
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He was always waiting.218Please respect copyright.PENANAohazuexPDa
Waiting for me to come home.218Please respect copyright.PENANAlwZkaSWHbj
Waiting for me to feed him.218Please respect copyright.PENANAIghTIsjgie
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.218Please respect copyright.PENANAIISfDSNGtP
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.218Please respect copyright.PENANAus5TRCp5Ew
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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANApv66ZZs7ol
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. 218Please respect copyright.PENANAIHP7zhjjA2
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."218Please respect copyright.PENANAOinCc4QJ8U
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!218Please respect copyright.PENANAY3R47DBCRZ
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