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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvhX3KzJFT
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEbH6RBTWg
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq8LDZIffW
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CWc2LEHVR
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I smile bitterly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V0TZapz5x
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl05QKdkqE
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfEcvclHuM
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ2GgEhOb9
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SEnLS8BvE
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaiUbTtPJ7
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedyr9dHYhL
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdLOWYi27y
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXThVGv0hp7
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0LgEHRs3O
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ593GuvqQpM
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNAbhy0ge3
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eys34xQxt
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18tBXUSEop
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"Not that long baby I promise."1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtiR74gjxj
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFiSe9dE2L
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0VOU7Kqf2
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQniM0wQpj
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyKaEryxm0
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqkvt9mDE1
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I frown at him.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUOU5MCR9s
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"Don't say that."1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGpmFBhl38
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLotiqXycF
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I gasp.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UUqFnAVuA
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"Jere stop!"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRAg7KEHii
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He goes on.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2S9II5ryJ
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkIxCFCkA4
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBUSPimydX
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMlyCcGVE3
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk5hxc9k1K
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGRaIrGyWC
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"I won't."1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNXkrPZyac
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4netMiS8vW
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZoIYxnaf8
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iOmI6TuPs
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1i1z2lqZh
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLVrNQha75
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHwGSQIjvq
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9wgl5i5gq
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTDsAdUSNa
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He tries to nod but he can't.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVE4YgPpfEo
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eFQWyoCpS
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJDM14a7j3
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He looks up into mine.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR46HCBZEap
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cIh3nBo2U
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4irj9bddO
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2PPza4eb3
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpGb7Tlyd8
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01P160tPWN
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He doesn't reply.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKOJkqy83u
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DGy9Pu0ED
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYgIDLORip
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LcniLyLb8
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKgAKSDnF2
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbZ5fuIQSS
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh10rzy0GiE
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2Sw26yDSy
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3EcrP7EQC
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sGmZcWWNW
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4GZRGTi2i
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2pgbXvZ4d
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVIiClH6SO
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2DmiAG5qq
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ5DUFgTbQ
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fexX1kgmj
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1WnvuWoKi
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPweb1Z94vL
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuFaNiriwe
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpQIljelFX
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxieya8XtOW
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0VsbFYLRo
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"Jeremy?"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdhMeA4xJj
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I shake my head, not believing.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhmU5xNklN
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7lk2ROU41
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY3VAmKikr
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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.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJxofHWiDt
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1020Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5um2h9QSjK
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