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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsehMeQuOdY
He's shaking underneath my grasp.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2qzBTAmDu
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2FZ4ZNzld
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQAPprqOUK
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I smile bitterly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cO5CUIvFD
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDOzLasCub
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbCtA9kb5x
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OLAATEQir
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdFJNxmI1M
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Dojl6BXLo
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z8C0PsrRD
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNkQ7fN2ID
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp1hPptfWf
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6tYC0gfvu
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26mpOoKYMG
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I must at all cost keep him awake.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt1YekP6uM
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ntUkpROfw
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpEt2zuHCz
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"Not that long baby I promise."848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3XZ7je6e7
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmMKqhI83S
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Y2OFvawP0
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gvO4R1ELK
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfWfRXjc6F
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrmDS2azX8
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I frown at him.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YfjHVJQbc
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"Don't say that."848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV8TalUvBm
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjQrwpJWnC
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I gasp.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIK5ys1fqa
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"Jere stop!"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0arERZi3ET
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He goes on.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZIVHqWl5E
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDmUjfvNyx
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IxM6TqCKL
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyGMgwPpjX
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2gFoNcWHU
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl6FcGrsdx
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"I won't."848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMelYFD77lF
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He obeys, watching me soberly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiV6t7MOag
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92PzxYraYs
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR7U8lPAYS
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEKTatf3Xc
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6d6RZXPwZa
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6Tj4QnEMn
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs227z6jWS
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHc22zWTJn
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He tries to nod but he can't.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT76Y5htXhZ
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGXvHzDCHd
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaQmDg3SLm
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He looks up into mine.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdg2Ij98M2
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKHe7dcIIC
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"Stay awake." I tell him.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1KNB1bmdj
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Tgm4PFXYH
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5JeOduzIT
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOtBGxAYzG
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He doesn't reply.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ezh9siXGZ
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtF7TLVzgJ
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeR6d5YXlQ
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBKPz0bkUh
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34kSs3vlT6
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt63sDZLd3j
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoTIL9iTfJ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfXWW1NHgn
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN3G82yOlC
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"Kiss me," he repeats.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf32f3OsTw
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6VJyJb7Xy
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLoc7LABsr
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMuYy8RXmG
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmJ5wi089U
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7PKgfw0TI
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWOQjwwlUd
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Electricity races through me and lingers.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEbHTKnA31
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkL4a30Nho
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9SORTD8qG
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0FSZswb98
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtarxFjBNcf
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpEEkMSlQ3
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"Jeremy?"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM0YrT9rcX
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I shake my head, not believing.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkqZ2F8j6v
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFlaXk1BuL
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq67jrkxcGj
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUqQa67dQw
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
