"You could die at any moment."349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRXOGWZYPJ
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZHR905zqg
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiTNPl7nrW
A deafening screech.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYxTAiKGQn
Glass shattering.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNMifVjB5l
Lights flashing.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ctPlsu6Ty
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0s4qg6kjD
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?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd7Z4u0M06
It always is. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPXMTLzbg4
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23AU3zur6E
Yeah. It must be. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB12CvAIJBU
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? 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Yad6PXOm
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbYz2FFnP1
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN57tKG3fr5
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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6cAtKeMyi
Not a good sign.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DUC9xXuAg
Fear started growing within me.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIzkdfJj9u
When are the police coming?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqLWDyEvob
Is this really the end?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoL3IOz8Dx
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDdt3FdPdE
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFajTS7M1no
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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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrn5RXA2Lu2
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouxU0ketSs
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wCpiJyW31
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdU6UpI9Xw
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrlh5vIN3Y
Would he even be found?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT07jexJHk0
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKGXBD8u7x
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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfjtnboQZ9
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H5NG7yw2G
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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5X3u6ZUwG
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsTl2F9Bji
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He was always waiting.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqokirOtmVp
Waiting for me to come home.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71FNgpn8PT
Waiting for me to feed him.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd4yKkH84y
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XfWNxkj1g
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcigy1MGVKR
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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnsivzsBAk
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. 349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSFrdwxkkd
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38B9jr2W2w
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9h5UaiRQEM
[A Japanese manga]
