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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3h54eld2l
He's shaking underneath my grasp.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYY325XT4X
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgwTd4jYRa
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ICV1UOhLc
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I smile bitterly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFinWewq8da
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYY0GfJoGC
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXeZ5DrlcE
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJSstUamuT
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9tgdAr6Cq
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡef35bGg5kQ
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxtog7trDI
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrnEXIRYxM
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqa2Mj3XfE
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyCJyVrBe8
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQV3SolTVF
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I must at all cost keep him awake.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpduQo0BhAE
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoPm5ENAD6
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwCx7bkBFh
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"Not that long baby I promise."853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJimfjLDgNA
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaI6xHup6p
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt1v0whfz9
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSc3RDoE7S
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UXr5JISBE
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Nh2CvDgFs
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I frown at him.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSo8zn6p3B
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"Don't say that."853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNqRdUPv6K
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegkYzDIw0L
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I gasp.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eeoRHEAjo
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"Jere stop!"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm6az28ny1
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He goes on.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQsigs33ix
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY3vZsdCU2
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbxarTmXUO
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKTFBahGOV
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA5TXcWzoO
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4hJfYEpxt
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"I won't."853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUOoaY65Il
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He obeys, watching me soberly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmjhXB8zqV
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ICBwqV95T
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkdrf5hKAD
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez76VxKRRH
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXxCylhHG5
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDns08OwLQl
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOeLDBwWeS
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA1r9qBZE6
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He tries to nod but he can't.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hWpqYBwO2
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcuZYrhpZx
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTi3rlsmJyR
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He looks up into mine.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo7PsB9ind
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFF0QU3KwN
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"Stay awake." I tell him.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXpMNVtW7I
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap5Et7SoVE
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofY9bnbKkg
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHXMi07ktf
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He doesn't reply.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBUoABSGBc
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4yrj2zjXJ
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3Jn0xDyKk
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cj55JUBhT
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRDWlZxwnC
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENjA7HyUpe
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2hgNytOzP
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWRS3bRBsp
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5C92vTX3j
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"Kiss me," he repeats.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY2hlUgIUx
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfeVMxLF14
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxwMcLtDvm
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCa60RFnN5
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaY19VpS4U
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlg9ToeUQy
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4iz3LHtZB
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Electricity races through me and lingers.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLcvtGIvuZ
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7IkSECqsE
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFqXLuFB2A
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TslYSQO2I
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYMpRoqCBa
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79tNfERdyu
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"Jeremy?"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFZrS1joCo
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I shake my head, not believing.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB2wM6Fsh9
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02zDDsyUCR
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXAYIUfEY7
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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.853Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtCNRJoed9
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
