PROLOGUE
I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0f05wOPPm
He's shaking underneath my grasp.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ5r51lc20
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB8pJQ33AO
"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIXTaTLYHz
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LrRoZAmYs
I run the palm of my hand down his cheek, feeling the cold tears that have managed to escape without me knowing.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqy2Gic1EQ
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIev9ph68t2
I smile bitterly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv6whhVu1e
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ssYAuZsha
"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkoUfOYAKT
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaiqTasnN8
"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXepkXxh9e
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1PTl69QqG
I continue to stroke his cheek, trying to ignore the amount of blood coming from his side, where I press my free hand onto.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNiiJiWGjL
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAf7qxA0BGw
"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8m0sd4Y7p
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAReJ7nVUih
He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrIxqiE4Rr
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9xiBCVQ3k
I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaKCyqLjYR
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR3hxEEkFk
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.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTezAIGDlBF
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipstEu7XCD
I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLVP37eNIw
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhDnUSuorP
I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b0x0ZQYOL
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroe6srYKve
I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjEY2i8AiR
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkd0LXiMYmG
I must at all cost keep him awake.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27kkN2mUvu
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7kl6CV4qg
"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCV8Ej6vNR
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR3lbxD4Bw
Feigning a smile I continue my charade.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbfFTfLQSF
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmG7QKHvFn
"Not that long baby I promise."761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIwi2SxH5U
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlYrzJCLWv
Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmIBM2Cgh0
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfQbR315dz
My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPTZuETxtV
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3hE4Nv2G0
He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OKVugkzzn
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JGT2X31I6
But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxLKg6CThd
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtJMPKUdJ3
"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf8FJBsAGd
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQdyxoNXE1
I frown at him.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hG8b5rNp8
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tsoyU2ywh
"Don't say that."761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hhkh1uAVH
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IUeiE9hN7
He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjYWJRfRAn
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaAatZ2dkp
I gasp.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvutCwqYDUM
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWwg95uTmj
"Jere stop!"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkMe3J9Mxf
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiASdKsfXH
He goes on.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9LOLKIerW
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv2NXgXnVL
"I'm better off dead anyway. I've always wondered what it would be like." He says this all dream like, his eyes narrowing.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30xu51j3p3
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ801FIPdU3n
Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFPzRIuYku
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxrJNErqcz
"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8htNk9BxYv
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JqfwfQy3Q
Jere chuckles a little but his eyes don't. He stares up at me bitterly and reaches to brush away my tears.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gdjc55rli
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr72w8PrwTl
"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk8sexXtqu
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4T07vY6TY
"I won't."761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9ajf6C1A1
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCEnmgDoVL
He obeys, watching me soberly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdQaN5qdPd
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKljIfFwVf0
"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tVEedaefG
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJp4imgTBR
All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4ilkAomL2
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ZdFlU8VA
I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA9kLdgSUZ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkdz4Xg6vC
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0kFLHJ1QD
His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLVkxA7rJ3
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5NgCewdnG
"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeUNitCDzT
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbx7gX7wgC
"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAeyGsWZVx
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR661r1D71b
He tries to nod but he can't.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfRWquuSsR
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIM3jsoPYr
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI14WGgdaj
I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0naVRtyb6
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrnxhdtKyb
He looks up into mine.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY4dM6Tra0
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMy628dXmOV
"Don't leave me." He whispers.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34kQI1jhKQ
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xJ2VcOxhH
"Stay awake." I tell him.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG2TYZMNUa
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQUssJNWPM
"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbqrxP33du
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDaTRVxmSy
The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RRgLv6FHT
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuZOPfImH4
"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvjMnJ0KG5
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBajQIhjBdK
He doesn't reply.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGwH5JEsDo
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndSWRdKRy4
I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVFCShpoPJ
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPuy3XHu4S
Looking at him, I lay my hand on his cheek again and gently swipe my thumb across it. His eyes are nearly closed.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSgwbHHtZW
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc1j6TbeS9
"Jere, answer me. Jere!"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY3nnycupe
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP73RZVgPqp
His eyes open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdda2eAke8
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMkzpc6Y50
"Stay awake." I told him softly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aXhDctjr8
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQoobA0QaI
"I will." His mouth reads, but he closes his eyes anyway. He's smiles briefly as I struggled to see through my tears.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqrqu8NSvx
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhudzb978f
"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyV23n01pg
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbcYegQN9r
I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKTBB7q6bj
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5Fs3fVAiB
"Kiss me," he repeats.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRDPV7FjCD
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVguBImICAt
I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lLbOoaoaL
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2IojsflUm
With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6p79fy0DUE
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoikVoD8y2
His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvleeTJkSb
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92J1TA2rw5
I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacJsgBR3yb
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytlpgqF0la
Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtAeISsPOY
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cl5WiKNhH
He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQpeXHWTL8
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHkgxxrKcN
Electricity races through me and lingers.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00vW7SW6M0
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LXTkv8sD0
I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIjAOUCieh
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyAszQ7cAG
But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rShLSmFWH
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwlOi4vsNr
I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlORXpCKzeZ
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48qyXHQuoq
He suddenly goes limp in my arms.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ665lzmCaea
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxLQqwRvhB
"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHQNILzvxz
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAjbC8e5Jf
"Jeremy?"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOapwJR21b0
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3T7oRxfn0
I shake my head, not believing.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFSiNg2V4O
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKC1qOF8jAL
"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQuvrh20Ji
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNzm6YQvxi
Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqNccxPg5T
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHYE39k4sr
The siren noises was deafening, but I was too numb all over to hear, or feel what was going on around me.761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULg5hOg6Db
761Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpNS3jI7Au
I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
