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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGARkpBbpty
He's shaking underneath my grasp.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDlbglUltw
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni3hlbkGvs
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQo4eSsbDV
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I smile bitterly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL1781IcEa
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWjU3BwTIr
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4XUhKekRa
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3Lt1i4dgR
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUOaRIOs6p
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OrIEdJzrc
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiRIJrnplV
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwKaQTeEQx
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp521SzCb6
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ey6SuKxcA
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlyC857Qua
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I must at all cost keep him awake.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡua6QtnSkle
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uwCk5zykf
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6QoUGDvSK
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"Not that long baby I promise."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3u4UCocFw
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsaPd3PgRy
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFd9ORp6rc
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlo6xBm5Ht
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqLdNp0JYO
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m7yk30xVj
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I frown at him.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACOusbWcrp
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"Don't say that."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBUr4c2DDO
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuoJDqHH0K
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I gasp.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIygOJXJ2K3
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"Jere stop!"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJHuPDPd7n
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He goes on.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAhNFdJZi3
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gThlGsHOM
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdJ0WGW5N2
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIcCxZXBTe
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZVwxAdAkE
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdjIQnQyCT
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"I won't."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUOn509peC
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He obeys, watching me soberly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rmxHjjolf
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFrPoZFr6d
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLtDkoxApB
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FzjAydR2a
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLVExeXsns
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZq0Q4S1Sa
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowhqbaY204
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttoIljOg5K
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He tries to nod but he can't.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fOKRnRoZg
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVU7kEGyP2
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1Q6KvzQsK
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He looks up into mine.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKGoodRgL1
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbnPvAP5G6
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"Stay awake." I tell him.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR1Wbnafxs
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LeMui6oPI
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYnEetAewL
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqRPsl0IKw
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He doesn't reply.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yZlz1Q3lt
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIzFGpDq7U
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEF6lcMBxtc
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWfrcGaYMI
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLADww66Lx8
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LlIePwLNx
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE1n49Q6uU
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1iV6CCpVO
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOJlaw4gcR
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"Kiss me," he repeats.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6iV8ocvd9
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiJ2jUGTyV
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjURZnBG8b
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwMHEmlSPp
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfAm9Vtmch
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjXWloVshU
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6hjsSJtde
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Electricity races through me and lingers.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXnaUwEWSM
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQPcTYd5Uz
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInGXaSVR8V
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd0wJiAgUc
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWISL2SMxT
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc6Qn0vyO3
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"Jeremy?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuQedriEW8
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I shake my head, not believing.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvJQqp6sbA
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodp74LF59l
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBmApD8DxZ
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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.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNSsPIqMiD
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
