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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXSDLWCLkN
He's shaking underneath my grasp.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUjvnsstat
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YMkWWffnq
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07Lg4Ww3TI
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I smile bitterly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKhbtd0q76
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GmMv0lwhx
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJvXBYV6uf
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg7pIHDH1v
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5DdZa6uwc
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAULIP0OFC
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwjrwyvnfy
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOiQkmqUtL
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqHQQLpQom
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsYXCwoTvE
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjfIdAmR8w
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I must at all cost keep him awake.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoDss9gFBm
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUAvWzmu1Z
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaavSD7MQi
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"Not that long baby I promise."886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoEq0Vl0sH
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWpBYetLDI
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zGAk91URT
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hzaX4Z7aX
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UI9Wyhafs
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWtuKqZgbv
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I frown at him.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRTndL3hsk
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"Don't say that."886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD9RKMmNdJ
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cHpsDbLa3
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I gasp.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsu3cJBQ7O
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"Jere stop!"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMEH2DXSli
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He goes on.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm65P1IzHZr
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QgzLpZ7lQ
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWW51aBg4c
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l4UXeqUna
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCHLThdpiN
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTfD1p0xT8
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"I won't."886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIokCyoJAp
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He obeys, watching me soberly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTKq2PP09b
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsCDkHcSYt
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqOP7OKy8A
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjRFQrzlKn
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Kuvqj4QFN
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsBucK4eJq
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjWEy1tRUn
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOPXjGqxuF
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He tries to nod but he can't.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEwEPd8qpo
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVrnMr9oWp
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00ClXrcnkY
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He looks up into mine.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5LAUcAM6z
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw1pNPd2Z6
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"Stay awake." I tell him.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqac5XqUcEH
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ah7YKXcMW
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXpi58cj5Y
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMgiwC3bWn
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He doesn't reply.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7stXYWp2F
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU4ZR3JmXf
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56YVjxfd21
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfahn8qC6R0
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED3wkIUzpe
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0j5nk9wlv
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDwpr3PInZ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNsI8omSrM
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2rRHQpK1O
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"Kiss me," he repeats.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QcSrLFq0P
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSFyV4h6vM
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW9o53RpXR
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYoo4cGKIx
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4JAy8TWdS
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXq3wpbtkn
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdNFV3sr1W
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Electricity races through me and lingers.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwW5biuEvE
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu1VOrBqgF
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC9uk7kqlW
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgkT1Y0hq5
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkA0UUOJG2
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTcYb3IeOD
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"Jeremy?"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB654DiLEbQ
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I shake my head, not believing.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQbKOUtU0p
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVNYlz8VTD
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPGws3f08q
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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.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9xKdNkL8X
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.886Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2gIhXa5mO
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