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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOOaECNNo9
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif6jZB0O9a
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmXwQtVdSd
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev9kRyCv7p
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I smile bitterly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH2rfXeD4l
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3gsQvZuwZ
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJm152S8DD
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XSXfewjXb
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMefYZNzXE
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTrzMF9zUo
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgPOrUzjH3
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdJ0JXM56C
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2IzYtAm39
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnJM9fsowz
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMVcBih7IJ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8U9d1eAACB
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3faWFxOOz
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHa8UTynIgj
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"Not that long baby I promise."1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7w34cflen
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVniiDrYuW
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqiDI240kH
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MRZoSGDON
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1r7JBRMxLC
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rXFRjDcud
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I frown at him.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0Nsl4wDp4
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"Don't say that."1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp86sDLfXz
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6axKMFAnb
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I gasp.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNgc5l0jlG
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"Jere stop!"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VfWziGFiM
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He goes on.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTeQcp6aq2
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeBZnD9pdA
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteYGrAqSTh
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBi7yDQDTk
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrRfUMcJtR
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr4Zx6Kndv
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"I won't."1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeY3Hm1I1n
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR77TbLwdx5
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQcdzP4Oa5
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKqoDazIk8
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ279uVqlIIl
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP4DHHYT8c
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor627LWipv
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AaoWvrQiO
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe13FMfWelW
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He tries to nod but he can't.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrLEEfnEyC
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURQMWu9D4h
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbndV16CMLf
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He looks up into mine.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG44FZbG5xg
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6PRP6aThO
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhZsm7RQpx
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv9MRwbJIm
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjVenKHnUH
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyyopKH8jo
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He doesn't reply.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5d4iZES9JA
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9aQaqeRgj
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywWtyUBDj0
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVRdBph1eK
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw7z4ExD8N
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzbmehvIPl
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nwTwThn4j
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxgPDiCJJS
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBYvMn7ncI
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2JLDSfMmY
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jfpVBV2Cs
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcKX30c0Ae
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMecP8HN0A
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFgEQb6l7V
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGu7L92Uj5
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneaHA1LmXt
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiQj36CcCc
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYtKz0IwTV
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY02cLJSDR
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X0Fk36sQW
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCxeTJegUS
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOc7RoN9zx
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"Jeremy?"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8pUBrZNk9
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I shake my head, not believing.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhuRllFlBT
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYt2I4gl5o
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziuVn6HGc1
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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.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIstuEFx9ZV
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1129Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6owHbHETtH
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