"You could die at any moment."393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BiQVZQTme
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUMOHApBk5
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MB2wlpOcz
A deafening screech.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcC6DPTWWE
Glass shattering.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnqsdh0ICS
Lights flashing.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJiNKTGXMz
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKUigIoaL7
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBi2VUNIEC
It always is. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1qH2Dc059
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8KtooC1EG
Yeah. It must be. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdq3ZP1msz
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzW6XtxKJws
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH4lu4rKHa
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RsPs6rxfT
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaILsDoowTt
Not a good sign.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE0yq4U6Om
Fear started growing within me.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPflUuL9t7r
When are the police coming?393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ940mvfLjxo
Is this really the end?393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPSnIp5P9h
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNGKv2ltiB
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vopKtaqt7
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipsb2U4dd1
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1FuVsRms2
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9SYYWNtyh
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41HxwrvGOS
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWswOSpY7P3
Would he even be found?393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQxO2mXjjl
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVguH3jtEI
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnZKUSjB48
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexYjBUnulz
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmDSHWbxgE
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mCsob4v3S
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He was always waiting.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDraYa7YiLB
Waiting for me to come home.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gGWChX0ek
Waiting for me to feed him.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdXfMRN4ZD
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKIIKpFOhK
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldrUzZFbUv
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOwyrSz6ep
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMM3TMYyM1
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgGYaskTBz
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!393Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN77VC8wwI
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