PROLOGUE
I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMIwXSZIco
He's shaking underneath my grasp.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuIebufs4U
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGznzYz43z
"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG2HhUBwxf
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejOfxqGZcF
I run the palm of my hand down his cheek, feeling the cold tears that have managed to escape without me knowing.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTHHcLLpgy
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I8cUOmjan
I smile bitterly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDVDCRBjlO
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wzBWakBsJ
"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBV6a0fgnz
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwfyO07FEC
"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUmWZINA5w
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFiw5Qk07k
I continue to stroke his cheek, trying to ignore the amount of blood coming from his side, where I press my free hand onto.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgN5BZRF22
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbbhVyjCfh
"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZwz9NT81s
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfP6ngC0Iu
He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1jePhVNOw
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtwvTgsUDD
I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6rd9q04eY
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HvEdP7HJ2
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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0XhVAtR7w
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyoo0tumWn
I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Zs6HsHkHK
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCwT0ZTEow
I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkgydiPm0T
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmw1c3Nz7l
I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFlFH6WycH
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJ0uugr09n
I must at all cost keep him awake.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSyLJ1KTlY
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvG79iy5Ur
"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Lu5yvRHtb
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMRrdou32J
Feigning a smile I continue my charade.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmYliods6q
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfTA0x44Ys
"Not that long baby I promise."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5v0jyESfxR
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLCFH3E8lk
Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD90OhXSYT
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJtuHHc6Pd
My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0M2JhZPpr
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zhCT5Xf6a
He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUZag8l3ee
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5Zpel89wK
But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9CPojZ1lt
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQG7iwwmv1K
"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJV5pMY0E1
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVSUDYVUQx
I frown at him.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMb8RCDdYL
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIegscqvPK
"Don't say that."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9QmKgxgnM
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubIsX9I6nE
He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv6g6Bs7fS
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cJ4tbYRpC
I gasp.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSj66Is0Jn
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4STErAwScU
"Jere stop!"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp6j03uAze
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7disbwusou
He goes on.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ramXzAHVy
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAhgppyhnT
"I'm better off dead anyway. I've always wondered what it would be like." He says this all dream like, his eyes narrowing.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HKIHOJjEf
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J0jprFpGX
Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJef8XQkFYf
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO5Xbkqe9C
"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7P6mmUZ5re
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh16AQAGTT6
Jere chuckles a little but his eyes don't. He stares up at me bitterly and reaches to brush away my tears.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFTP8k4JFV
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKMAGuCQjj
"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PoKuyOh6f
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFWSwICz32
"I won't."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FXElTXCYu
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlyYGi5ZN3
He obeys, watching me soberly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztVClY37Xy
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hbKtS3WRK
"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhmeblqKNo
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqzghhlsSM
All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gcPhtbVD6
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYkMcWtphv
I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfJjxIKnWg
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuDpCpIKNX
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqPhuLde7B
His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeueYJsFMJJ
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo61zkzpTkZ
"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3wGjSar1f
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr70L2Rj0L
"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FfpkQu82m
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqWy4bZhqc
He tries to nod but he can't.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxRgrKyaqa
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo52JSFr4CL
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnF1N6hhxX
I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1Dh3eUyDV
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sgximg3PH
He looks up into mine.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H67SeVjyP
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7veaX3ay09
"Don't leave me." He whispers.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFdlaIYQee
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLkhgvHphO
"Stay awake." I tell him.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xtAu0NA1L
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmd9bs3wyx
"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhgmiQCnTv
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRy20FfX7l
The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWPMokKQBs
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EpIYjI2N1
"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qSrlrceSu
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbL3igbYpe
He doesn't reply.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNuyBVCWwR
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwO3SlHrEQ
I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmw9Ql9rbJ
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMHRkP898p
Looking at him, I lay my hand on his cheek again and gently swipe my thumb across it. His eyes are nearly closed.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdBmK3MSVg
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmO97LZuDv
"Jere, answer me. Jere!"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU71Hwga939
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvU8jIzbTD
His eyes open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPe87rwXuu
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GwJUCtyMF
"Stay awake." I told him softly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo5B5f48qm
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpN0ujOCs9
"I will." His mouth reads, but he closes his eyes anyway. He's smiles briefly as I struggled to see through my tears.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMbNef2AcG
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4TkPLQZpE
"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiulMQeRy0r
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLYttGuOUi
I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt55PiA7ym
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVHGfS9Tuu
"Kiss me," he repeats.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNXEyPOLyt
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCP4K7FR1W
I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IOnWDDu0u
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDFDic7MMF
With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxOxDrCAno
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMKh3OVaVS
His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFT2qHsz42
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsjXWCWkpZ
I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9mlurQubh
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOPJj9nAZE
Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwSkP9KkbL
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58FEFTYZUH
He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2n5vG05eu
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrbObzuevu
Electricity races through me and lingers.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9S9KeVloq
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRFAxHX2bs
I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUsoLjAmVC
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJkHm2IvOf
But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnF950rE6n4
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXrpBJNOJ8
I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL4BShiM2N
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBvHMGrcsT
He suddenly goes limp in my arms.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSMkKn9sXW
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo3I5g8MRm
"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMyt1JQ0wf
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeA91ei2cZ
"Jeremy?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cSvLK2vCJ
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXgKRaBPwC
I shake my head, not believing.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW9iiSWhBw
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDKUDpnEN5
"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSWM0FRlkc
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcutAL9xA0
Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9vetOlQeA
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlpa3BO0wB
The siren noises was deafening, but I was too numb all over to hear, or feel what was going on around me.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW0VAsfx8M
702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x8nxsmaS2
I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
