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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwki6tmGrN
He's shaking underneath my grasp.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ0YMmXXQY
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT7UUWHdvA
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqATvBZjWK9
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I smile bitterly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CQPrWMQ4Q
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisteCixWsO
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0KogVtQtJ
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61obTXEygy
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ381E14Xy95
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxQhjNMGq6
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8fBjBCz1h
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexPeNXSSON
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVsUaGaojV
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0MjAqQLGp
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5MjfKzerZ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1copS0Z8d
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NHPedDmDg
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAODVzPJo3j
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"Not that long baby I promise."731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBugygWiBS
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6qysfZuoE
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡighpFfmuEa
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MSqv2Q7gB
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjexr3RON9F
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj2sQcxyrX
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I frown at him.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡummSAAmUJf
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"Don't say that."731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4Fv0p6wRc
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfUaK7gd3C
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I gasp.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZT38hTRD6
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"Jere stop!"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFQSuA4rmb
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He goes on.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7OPDuXN3T
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZenJCaeq1g
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxaMqmjLFH
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v1HffkbxH
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybQ7ssTJUi
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7llO0IxTE
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"I won't."731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdWFSVFUxC
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He obeys, watching me soberly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa69ht4NipX
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vx595K6k3
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVl3bSscUy
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ31PRtj1mS
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Cl28wrSDp
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLig4M4KMGl
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkYMDGE39b
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCRGQJEuVK
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He tries to nod but he can't.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdt7Iuotqm
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Go0s8TPN
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAni57ufZT
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He looks up into mine.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv7H2O7re4
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBuE9kvv5M
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"Stay awake." I tell him.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrccHcwI9uD
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAtpGpBo2k
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqax5WiTew
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyjSQuoaSJ
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He doesn't reply.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGJj7ESVLr
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgJv5qRVuG
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmjoKiaOUy
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAi54PhIzX
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcazAeb4g3O
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl3PIObKdV
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zB46NIkIe
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vwKYToIeF
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAB28WzgzY
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"Kiss me," he repeats.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYVc5LUva3
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0PPuv14wz
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujbFxHVHQV
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOGXa5OQOt
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfKeJn4SEc
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WYUBJW0Gl
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CwvROGaIL
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Electricity races through me and lingers.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscwPAIU8BM
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSxLYJwVTj
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1LtgCY2Xf
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ONCRi7jsz
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOKT5wiwj3
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjOpRWmTAB
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"Jeremy?"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0fF4Q0Zlx
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I shake my head, not believing.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqemJXgCeK
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc0BSrPznj
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3VtlTBIZq
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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.731Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiDPIoPPTz
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
