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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrAZ2Sj08n
He's shaking underneath my grasp.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBlh5Kdajo
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUCQHROzCP
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Te1TDuQTE
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I smile bitterly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdfuG8WJDl
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSDSiIyZ1a
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSh5RAoq6u
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6DsYYyd4G
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW5ixpmHkB
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kIovaWEFw
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmIWGoRfNg
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1rLV4yDUn
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡja734h8bK2
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH1BUyDN9Q
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgowASTfbSi
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I must at all cost keep him awake.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWOv7au1j8
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j1dqLqDzq
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvj6zbcRFH
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"Not that long baby I promise."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVGFYn08CE
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCugKku3NI
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aapcXCDI8
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNECjA4fKT
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bKjwxbWFw
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTGMCBOEII
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I frown at him.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuRr9PRqPB
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"Don't say that."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT5oeRKcVi
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGcEdU0oyI
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I gasp.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SbddwpAXP
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"Jere stop!"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIjr8zxg7j
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He goes on.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrjiZrwrQN
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimuGFmV3EI
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGKIRtY8EL
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe0XkqiF3k
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0aOS0DLJC
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUPyOthQEQ
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"I won't."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1ov549h5d
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He obeys, watching me soberly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJgznB5YHo
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx98aHu3v5
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbJaoH7rZB
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwaKsqIV2W
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa8WRx8fmH
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw1lvX0zLq
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRWdX21A49
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVObtMd3sq
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He tries to nod but he can't.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd0aAsbgvE
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlzbR0dqAP
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSjuptRGb0
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He looks up into mine.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka50nRkLF0
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VK9Dc0ZE7
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"Stay awake." I tell him.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MxUb05NOP
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XLxv0ejdA
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lZWp41za4
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RadchR5zz
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He doesn't reply.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqwT43dd1y
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreL3Ie0Vth
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSgMzH5ueO
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYHy5Ig765
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzgMYFQsHp
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gSTzsPqfF
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0YzjvRtD3
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeG1eYgoIj
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9RGeD9gMT
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"Kiss me," he repeats.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwmVaqJLUv
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNahbrveD1
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEtwkr092W
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnj861Hjex
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV87i4SNzs9
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNDlYzJj4A
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcjfSs6uYm
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Electricity races through me and lingers.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XBJjQijS5
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgn5CRDcPz
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp55WcYFI6F
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQAHfY7uJ0
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkptbWvgRb
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuSF7PgRVQ
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"Jeremy?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCZzHxhgmY
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I shake my head, not believing.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSfhZ2B6J0
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14JWAjmtzE
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZVgTFIQxm
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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.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjnCsI61dN
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMO052e0SS
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