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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S1Kn0cc08
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNgBVV6Tkg
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaziJLHdnp
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZNFgZ0Mwa
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I smile bitterly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzyLst1AqS
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnqPRHvLnf
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xEi4dq0y7
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKuMLU13X7
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFy746L3L3
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszRe0atVyL
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Qk3JMWPxc
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c3GXkpUAw
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TBxF47Vvy
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4XrM7CCty
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhpX0t9XHf
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz15FgKdMI2
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9BkIl4WwP
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXsTSP9V3A
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"Not that long baby I promise."1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QnoqHHevj
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZupHWKDUJ
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HhTJMmHEq
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRpdOKwBwe
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlYWyQhKAg
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXo26xnJJn
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I frown at him.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bal07iELn
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"Don't say that."1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnmMEsDnSn
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgf7kfJLZr
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I gasp.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAtB8z0nXf
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"Jere stop!"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzo556wwp8
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He goes on.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcDc68GjxF
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMuNVQIgcK
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLB1tpdScZ4
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9maEVMhq0N
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7FjALc5Lj
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8yRLfcuSG
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"I won't."1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRgR2iBx2I
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYcQvxvh7M
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4h9j532fS
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLsdlIDEef
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuB1Dn6sZs
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnLkYwczcG
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOL5zcgDKp
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H0SljyK3e
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIjhWTiEuv
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He tries to nod but he can't.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoEkesDFGJ
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMu87Z404H
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47P5UzZrvU
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He looks up into mine.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN24wPn8gI
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVQxLWeUpH
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQNwcBom7o
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCl5rGUPWc
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCzXqZKtWe
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxQCF6bVvG
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He doesn't reply.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM9AkYw9cc
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojkPXvivFK
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSFHGe3poY
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXJXdv2nXc
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiONTjmxUDs
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpVtx8L3oF
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyOFePNmuO
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdsOGXszsY
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8AU7XD8Oo
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gKd4KLX9L
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGThwjvta94
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWdXWFTQAP
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEMiZbPj9G
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhCcNf8Xil
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirBrdpb838
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpGDtzp3wJ
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeUsU40Agg
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJhD6vEl4q
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmTEnFCUJ0
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQupjdWeu12
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzcw6FtYbY
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbYbH5PWlL
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"Jeremy?"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QjaBdiMh7
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I shake my head, not believing.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJwGgnxDIu
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBxWnATUTf
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw64ifbiqVu
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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.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmmbzH2wXR
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1013Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4vD1K23Kq
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