"You could die at any moment."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiFHLg0C3W
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2zxzrBntv
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveB2RgkL1y
A deafening screech.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3VzvSwS4A
Glass shattering.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDypiGxaubv
Lights flashing.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa4mEFnDJf
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4YKtPh8Sr
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?352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQt3ekAQkf
It always is. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpMgiVh72R
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmskhoKyORH
Yeah. It must be. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvzrqZqX7Q
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? 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaSf3FWEAj
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3Y3HjIrWT
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29xpmS5pa4
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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4qgh0IxCR
Not a good sign.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9LkKQlFpl
Fear started growing within me.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai91L3EoDp
When are the police coming?352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6HPzbWX96
Is this really the end?352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrC0T3XYzJ
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIReV0uvvC
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCiHFUGhVV
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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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEzMZuSVQy
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHRp9gjFaU
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyGGUlojrN
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7Kk47EDOp
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfXlCuuWpE
Would he even be found?352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2Kk0oYBrD
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofbyt7MK2V
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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS5aGME8FC
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFyzcBmqRS
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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtsK7xlBQV
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1e8JCfnht
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He was always waiting.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43pp47Ld2F
Waiting for me to come home.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTVdNxcH83
Waiting for me to feed him.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleJ9PLMiif
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9PXsFonZ2
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL1ZsnjvjQ
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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJj1h2WACq
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. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswpe0aBUei
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXbHNqkj9B
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46j4upoSdl
[A Japanese manga]
