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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV0KHTyLSZ
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsPZy7931G
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRSY4tqmTn
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiCysaGQcn
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I smile bitterly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs85RYpVrmJ
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxvD41RO2K
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSIp8XOHyu
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBSwGtSqK1
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQhhSk89T6
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLls44XMOW
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yo8Xz9Owf
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXz4n8uzbn
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wTCgtkkH4
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoKPiEOUQu
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZRYsXikLg
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCoe2Kb7GJ
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU2WnQjh28
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGd1qrvud5
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"Not that long baby I promise."1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCvMtcSF72
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7xNS3wOBG
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46tV96wnuJ
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB78RiAHxi
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ir2aMRkqk
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLtYAf49Ae
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I frown at him.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzbpVeBGfE
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"Don't say that."1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HPIR7mUoK
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jtWS4bTTq
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I gasp.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIEQlxSybh
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"Jere stop!"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa9ePkZqnT
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He goes on.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwBq9lXiWe
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKUpzenD3z
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi8wj5ln53
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpTZSWrEdX
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNux6afW81T
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVqDyG17Q0
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"I won't."1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyXEAcJd19
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvehaUw8jG1
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqp39X0wGsm
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11DIZLv85u
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCTQMNIvRQ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kKNUl0cpl
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡej6pORfUeS
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqBCvNmIkE
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D6xVrwGqP
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He tries to nod but he can't.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYfDJEUjpf
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VfM95VDAs
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilU8bi6tAz
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He looks up into mine.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZkGT1HgPw
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9U9OMJba9
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6SibNCXeK
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN7PmuLJEH
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNapHCvGS17
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9tNQHRYXv
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He doesn't reply.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtO3wZjW01
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5X3fz8r1Q
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WWKXth5zu
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXAx4ZuBop
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bOq0Y9mQH
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvNO6YdJ78
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHODH0ZR2E
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcq6puh044
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBERKFWflCq
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxYztgclRW
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH6yuZBo4J
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zanbUFk76
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLcWUiC6MY
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfBA2Y3nMS
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5v3tmLwx1e
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1yGHuWk4t
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal9oVZsbpc
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3OHUaJ16B
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgLXuCgRke
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvNFAFqy0h
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAfeBjiuHM
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9X122adrRH
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"Jeremy?"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFesG0aEkw
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I shake my head, not believing.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGgXKTI2K7
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPFMhTcfAP
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk38589Ike
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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.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw75VZ0XTSL
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1016Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0t5NlRsmC
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