"You could die at any moment."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44qx5NZuKa
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbG1Dj8Jb4
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGpfDiIk9Z
A deafening screech.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwt2GywH7p
Glass shattering.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbr4bitI3C
Lights flashing.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2ZtKRPxUS
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHQ5k5yOfG
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?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieGq9S6G29
It always is. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCSMXjDDfL
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrUIrDPzV2
Yeah. It must be. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGtmaIhhc0
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? 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XskptoiC1
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVK80n4MVK
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumnkHL5Oom
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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel8kcaevmw
Not a good sign.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALuL2EXdoj
Fear started growing within me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAqkz3A3ML
When are the police coming?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7P2E30qZF
Is this really the end?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ76f0vsqlH
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp40u01jtWv
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIigyZQL1j
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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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYRVW8xB9O
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyfvHIsrvH
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSEo2qwM0H
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhKHwUYiHi
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6UZNAruaJ
Would he even be found?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHodtzQhwyK
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FHEGwnIxj
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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXvoNBcWgE
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTgSWAUZhD
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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoZqb3l2AB
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhROZWzMte
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He was always waiting.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZkS6XFqmL
Waiting for me to come home.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM4k805We4
Waiting for me to feed him.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8joZSvjN5
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ctj2tPAKz
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8UvaCqi1T
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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiz88eOic2b
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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAmf2Wq8zt
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRSmDo7RCh
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXd3ksTVqQ
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