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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8QK3A3oL6
He's shaking underneath my grasp.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHcajEY4cx
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kkpgC5xSW
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvlH22skRb
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I smile bitterly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikiKCnxrI1
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZT2dX2U1y
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAcjVFzwbW
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMIy9Wo2UX
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTWyLhfh8U
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrCxg333DR
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmDZ55vqSm
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn0wHGXViP
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ftumMjqaC
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O9ttJLdQC
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8Tb9gChyt
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I must at all cost keep him awake.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt1VJlRniz
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYtX9ImiRe
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaz2jcKlSc
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"Not that long baby I promise."988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbka3kvid0l
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo7EdREmbp
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyotRJ2xte
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTe4KncycM
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjyn5ieulg
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3WN8T0Dt5
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I frown at him.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0oVNrx7Wy
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"Don't say that."988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3GO3qrx5M
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTOXbjKiPa
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I gasp.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgiClFZMVE
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"Jere stop!"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAlSncBYqn
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He goes on.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRDZWctoCe
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAZa6SaFe3
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjJBH0eDem
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0lTiKMoJQ
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGdXJRuMkd
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCWW5MQOMh
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"I won't."988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBI3UUGrQ0
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He obeys, watching me soberly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmL6Jpmbxj
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeSziyGirb
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO628ZSHGfM
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxFlserQyO
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOijWqhWVp
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1UMjmcp5s
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpNbMYUwdB
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3PsJnQWoW
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He tries to nod but he can't.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgFgn1GrIi
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYOvOcOX98
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4aeC81Hgy
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He looks up into mine.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7KNfCkiwN
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTts2jttEO
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"Stay awake." I tell him.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkEQry6geL
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYLNfolK6J
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAi35Gt1p6N
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdvzUsuVmm
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He doesn't reply.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPEcdvSwcd
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBEQ3EGD09
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qw2t6pJLu
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow4ltv1fEu
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5sYHzGUfZ
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZmpQz3p8L
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUgqomtz7o
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjUKHbu286
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JRU43xUcI
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"Kiss me," he repeats.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpbo1bGlCY
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnncA9codn
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hcLcy5tUH
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b4J0lzdgR
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0MJ7ukdPh
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ntdhveySn
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCyjtWpyO6
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Electricity races through me and lingers.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqkcqVvya0
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRKqahOu64
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTR3zcMMJZ
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk1S9jhw6a
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElnVHKzgOm
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznj4srieop
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"Jeremy?"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsLIWLoaMv
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I shake my head, not believing.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADYDz9yea7
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8Tch1E5rv
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuam4Lc7Pxv
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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.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV4WU7QWtv
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.988Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RnBH0VpdF
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