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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv4bGWrUTA
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6CbCZgdSJ
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4BFjYMT6N
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqRcDYnuJg
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I smile bitterly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkq2dpL2bI
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1s0f64f8TC
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYJTmwYsRx
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrud2Hkr4S
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv6WHrPDNt
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjufT1SzQj
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkVmw9BjWD
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fkIkqgQsn
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ4oxbYmqZ
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4zoQz26CM
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFP7As6cQL
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQtUBS6b0K
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfjGYVn44t
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG0tuhoiPF
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"Not that long baby I promise."1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BDARSjWXO
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZWHSko21t
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsrvqO1Zdk
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLGKzbeefG
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGd0iCp9FK
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVNqodB2ku
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I frown at him.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIAZ4bl1cR
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"Don't say that."1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu72XblsF8M
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KWYP3gwR8
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I gasp.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hb2cenCDj
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"Jere stop!"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkvwgtKgJv
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He goes on.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfCEZ6zkq7
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuELjZ7vgBu
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAWrPxN7N2
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxGzKM82Jy
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5DnWhmRt4
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyizvgDuFK
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"I won't."1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59O3trnW64
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tlXQEj2iT
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fLyhMbbmP
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC65PXm9YYC
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16J9Vbv8ff
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DlaLQuzWs
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIaZHj0Cwt
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquDqJZqB8m
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1iE4u11b4
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He tries to nod but he can't.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp0r7cr0xY
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5rCBMW6rT
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBePYGmYWa
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He looks up into mine.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEr1LCuMYc
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTtlXyFLrL
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1s58GXPZs
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG9UW0b5Cu
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UKMKgZCor
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdugY7drdEs
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He doesn't reply.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBie0o96CiX
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDDfpWmVnM
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIlIrrgU6f
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8T8eXDBXY
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu4qE3yJ5P
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X2NPZujWA
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GihxDCVYj
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl4Kdf2a71
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0j02BkFv1
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIMKgZpEox
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ff5lcEHwb
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3xHxY4Fng
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG33xgwHidJ
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7HMvHZSs1
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBaw4UnRwk
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xdh3p3pvF
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg6wzmORps
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBBe3b21sU
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkazSbC3Iy
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTEAliDTfh
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV614gtlAjh
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82kbZrdOkl
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"Jeremy?"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaYZmQywQt
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I shake my head, not believing.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbUQfo0Icq
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3s2BUZVDs
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdRX22aEEF
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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.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNlHVfcNVE
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1119Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCEu3EpYJk
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