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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OeQpRVYFF
He's shaking underneath my grasp.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcJsPYUEl8
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4MCj034P3
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1CSMOJTWG
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I smile bitterly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqgvjFcVqC
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78NaEZbJDQ
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPllCPIMBIF
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nu9RquhUc
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdr1Af9b2k
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WjEiv5vdP
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wUBtLD63M
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L6J8Lh546
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DYvGI9MMf
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ2CmmfxLp
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAXy6ZNbRY
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I must at all cost keep him awake.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyV5vrt42a
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr8S6zZ4iy
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcov6T6j1LL
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"Not that long baby I promise."695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZGo6XRdxU
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8Ycu361OP
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMb5a385eM
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkLEtyDBoo
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBfoohCg1q
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUYpto0ZZp
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I frown at him.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCtL10TPoY
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"Don't say that."695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKPABcDAER
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaLFINTKsS
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I gasp.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OEv9y5SL7
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"Jere stop!"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEVaGLpCY4
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He goes on.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8u0MxolfB
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGatg7CxTBD
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25OI49ZrTD
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyJZdipAaN
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZBFIlXeBK
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLQkYDqeJB
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"I won't."695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBvFgQldsv
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He obeys, watching me soberly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ1vArVJTz
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWCL8XZCz3
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4eEHffzWi
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuqhUsk2YD
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkyi5aJxIP
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztsRFP0EOQ
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cRtdaxG0E
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujzuWqFCoy
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He tries to nod but he can't.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxHBtCHq3r
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhQK1PoxEb
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi1D6BW4sJ
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He looks up into mine.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcl4Xb5DFK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdZk5nHWJ0
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"Stay awake." I tell him.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19lU2dL0Xa
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsT89GQRH2
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLP1dl0E5n
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCiQAA0GAa
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He doesn't reply.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCQnMcll1P
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPorjZu6gY
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLRwM7qEd5
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQYCrkA0oM
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX13NE82PXP
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMh5PbdEtY
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4uom2Fpqw
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzyVq9tOEK
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BDJRYuqtZ
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"Kiss me," he repeats.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmVVGKKDR1
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0LmsktPlp
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpK4XE2vqS
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHfkS6lPoi
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r5CThxpSx
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgB1TDHJgm
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIfTbULAFa
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Electricity races through me and lingers.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf3bD8kXow
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ5LGbfWki
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWmVyfJxnD
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LJwWYVcvY
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaUVBJwffi
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxbj2j9DIA
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"Jeremy?"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLQ2JhUdhD
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I shake my head, not believing.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXMELHmfai
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKZaxJUrvx
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyGx2MpyhO
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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.695Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBeTnNuLQA
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
