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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHmzJ45PEB
He's shaking underneath my grasp.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedPpbGOG6P
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe2HqwcvSf
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnSr85JMmt
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I smile bitterly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vgFd1M93w
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJyrRT2gKS
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qaxslFcmE
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM98hwV8xW
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGceOPFApWU
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2wYEwStol
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjf1iM0Cik
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL9jUEbGTK
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys0v2utUld
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Loix836ek
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZHYjO04EB
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I must at all cost keep him awake.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfLncrtXOp
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AOpX50tEr
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJQ03wZUZX
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"Not that long baby I promise."829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoMbZcepdL
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlZY1ZuQXJ
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElVzXl7mBz
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3bdlDkLNH
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjsSmfjve8
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBzdxLNvHZ
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I frown at him.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oLFPYQguN
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"Don't say that."829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkYwnGZxZh
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspi3B5U23C
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I gasp.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85NScg3iCR
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"Jere stop!"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBBIsKFdGm
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He goes on.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu3p4vCykm
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcZcLe58Hr
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB70frcYBqd
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0VvYKckdu
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U0mW12c5z
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5qtgdQX90
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"I won't."829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOGi6BBCwg
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He obeys, watching me soberly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabNgG9AIV4
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJDEeMb7lC
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc99geBtjb
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai8Oo94Tvd
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqrzKsF51t
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4YcHa3uka
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY94D9HGKjT
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YglZkq6LH
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He tries to nod but he can't.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMcrt9pWjJ
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkZnxWSGmQ
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pao7D5yw6
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He looks up into mine.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98QOJbFD83
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YsNtuoaXY
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"Stay awake." I tell him.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU6yRp9HJX
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfRQujFwLQ
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmZ0x4RhKh
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5QQLc3Ool
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He doesn't reply.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn6H4JMJH4
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKtRD5QPt0
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKBITQCnUS
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVDyoxKtEn
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GtCxxBYbq
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAYA4sYMyB
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQMC3zTnX5
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazZcpVboFd
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LgqKK2v4K
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"Kiss me," he repeats.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbffLyM9ZH
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWWIBb4CIV
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcbmxqcEvL
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfTyngejo1
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL00uNaYpS
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKbh1aRV4I
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpTgAcZ2im
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Electricity races through me and lingers.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡar5WNSAnRK
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xEz6Q0WA9
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WqhACb3Fq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiElpDENUsz
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDuSxqoiA4
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0RR93PyNF
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"Jeremy?"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkSDHdPd1F
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I shake my head, not believing.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCMD4X0sUE
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3kHc2Emdg
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ldiQaq8yS
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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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcGGBUuthj
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
