"You could die at any moment."437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jQXiM6YLx
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKo7ygoRRt
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPC3TPf0gk
A deafening screech.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVA2NXxplc
Glass shattering.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zkD8rKJC5
Lights flashing.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9VibIC7Et
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYJHSOO63F
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?437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NwKe57Bg5
It always is. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXKTsu9x50
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRBeJFKqag
Yeah. It must be. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXnQ5FlnMK
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? 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvdNW69mLh
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuje2TEisQC
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KdklX46Qi
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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9God9velV4
Not a good sign.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM7PNL5XdK
Fear started growing within me.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO0lJlPxAW
When are the police coming?437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnPpzh80bN
Is this really the end?437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGmw6GmxRd
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ONxoXttiu
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxA3EQMFoY
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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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkna1qqEJSx
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdzVFZcoZ5
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHPUBUDuMU
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXcvOWaHEz
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9XwEBKv82
Would he even be found?437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT0i25XaFM
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqivWkuqwA
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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qSWO2n7ao
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJqVF6WwvX
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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1LapRJhMe
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXVvrIZq0L
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He was always waiting.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiO0VW0AOW
Waiting for me to come home.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjNlY37XBm
Waiting for me to feed him.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oUoghQhiK
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuDWFOK3tN
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BYD4RSJVb
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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH5qx2Nmmp
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. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7K77GDZ2i
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2F4QNsIVBP
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9WsvBMFJR
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