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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD21FEcD2xN
He's shaking underneath my grasp.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZmbo8juzj
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGqBzAiPVB
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqrzlXpgqs
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I smile bitterly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x3Yik8XLB
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILn9i7vDTx
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyrUjfykIZ
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0WMmeKoFl
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91YVk6InF3
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMulw8TOMF
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBYcLS4jhl
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zxhCkGQuQ
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJO5sp9lZR
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIiraepGV7
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHsOE2DRpH
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I must at all cost keep him awake.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTw507vv10
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDLMRXGDfS
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKpzjwnXrB
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"Not that long baby I promise."779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5PzrNI26J
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUhexIbK6c
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB4kKGNv9Q
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8C2SQ1Jtj9
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwD2FWFLtCf
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesakfcElSX
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I frown at him.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07ePAqsSFd
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"Don't say that."779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o7z6GWhvs
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxOPfzPlY0
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I gasp.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nlXwCKu1U
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"Jere stop!"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45nNwsFP1z
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He goes on.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXzE02eBQ2
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiogDNAEs4g
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Ot6CXVnp
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovvEZnKp1B
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUhyhM1Mn1
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3niYtzQQE
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"I won't."779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp2gNLqlki
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He obeys, watching me soberly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpPvLjklAo
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Kzm01GotW
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C2a9GoHz2
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocxEAA2aXf
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuGGLB4TgY
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSm90DWxef
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftskYDydbk
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ372WjlwW5k
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He tries to nod but he can't.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0ZO3EZp18
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtT7DDBIWH
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi6Rv5NoOq
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He looks up into mine.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1r2pfAJm9j
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dBiDOcTro
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"Stay awake." I tell him.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauu0QhB5Jd
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9rZWOHuyT
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjzcNHO83S
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡre2GCE0vIn
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He doesn't reply.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMtZbOAEt2
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvqVvcqYMA
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgufB3LAdP
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0v4dPAuzT
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZTDRHKo6V
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0eC4inMcw
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRHqey36o5
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYHRjrOhfT
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaLQpI9Xug
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"Kiss me," he repeats.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDkrDCZWZN
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kYBLGlhvA
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiVzRWMFZ4
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WU9TjaTwF
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JiwW2IXu6
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hiP4CAP7g
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3TlWstbeH
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Electricity races through me and lingers.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWwEj2BW6j
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2DyTZWCTp
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE7tNxj1PK
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcboGmMN2y1
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwElVKkZ56
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4dQ5BZ2j7
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"Jeremy?"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOOM7ns7cD
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I shake my head, not believing.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCWR0fd92U
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRwlIbkpV7
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfAS9wulnl
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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.779Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLkJMX58Pq
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
