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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6iDR0N5K7
He's shaking underneath my grasp.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTYBk2qvSV
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUQdjV47Eu
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf63nRj2CV5
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I smile bitterly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRZ6rb1xBX
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6BkG0fztk
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0V7oLXPbM
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHmceDVkiV
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcA5e3ONPTI
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYTZx9XcPV
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSEw79reP0
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2BoJmG5xJ
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAi36s0JC3
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAWBy7OOqS
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyxtMZ7YzH
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I must at all cost keep him awake.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8dLBfieQM
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long must I wait?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OFdJfr6Po
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXBWNZVJgg
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"Not that long baby I promise."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhP3mI0ObC
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejnpzbpC9X
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfvu8htmwQ
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5o08v6eviL
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGECrjQiq0s
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWu3Cu8nc7
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I frown at him.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA6PFX85rb
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"Don't say that."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEpZPmDGOA
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokh36USaje
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I gasp.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2JXlZQyMB
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"Jere stop!"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPosnhEzyWI
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He goes on.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbrlehKDSV
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCJHksY57c
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgxGEFAv1K
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf8vkOWCdd
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEZh97uxri
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPfyZgu1cE
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"I won't."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5crxTNky5e
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He obeys, watching me soberly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA91G1M85E
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQEgFkMfTX
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbBwAjONbu
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3RPo98cxK
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvKNem94gl
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOBCTsDyY6
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQOlOtopcy
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuHwfcCEea
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He tries to nod but he can't.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGehVlg1spa
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHkZDzFc2W
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpS0RGdOdC
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He looks up into mine.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHed4ZmHKC
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m8iGeQfMj
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"Stay awake." I tell him.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHN0SALLRR
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20erCn9P9J
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN82iDZf3Bn
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHdOmfRFAh
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He doesn't reply.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0T53adho1Y
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K8clYCDh7
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Q9rB9qf0
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVAXExdiNW
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His eyes blink open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrkarDdJml
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYxzB0xJC7
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YMUVNxW8O
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgvDeXOya5
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5DQ0eyAMe
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"Kiss me," he repeats.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86MlMsFNWF
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3CHGBlcLH
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpY3jjKGkT
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uSajlU17Q
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjU7jmutxx
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAe2Qw33Xd
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uyNXW5jpL
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Electricity races through me and lingers.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7emwhhuujT
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1woccpstp
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfDykJBO7O
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yRDTw050R
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu8ssXKYsS
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY55piynz8E
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"Jeremy?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpBqzyqPrB
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I shake my head, not believing.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkLLyGKBVe
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffrZU1EkGz
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4U8eOskkz
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5rWU7c9rZ
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIatm6nwP2s
