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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmZZgiSZ3d
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ysjnVCNHN
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvlUfEZw7B
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENdo0WbgYb
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I smile bitterly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa1Cq9EQnv
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU84aw6yGjM
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0zv95LMYu
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1au23vORz
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzDL40AIqT
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsovyq6otmJ
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL0svxPTyH
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9S9m2KMeO
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBacCh6zD42
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2yqnTRHsA
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91a7BcyZQR
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jPs6xkshA
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY90cbEoUT
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37uFeiGtvv
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"Not that long baby I promise."1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQLgo55oei
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIlWWsVBSi
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7HZImO0Vh
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLsCNecFGC
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj8yyGPstp
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5srajrnVL
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I frown at him.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhrBs1yh6s
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"Don't say that."1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaog5PhisnU
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUzduutUkJ
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I gasp.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpU5Z5qvBw
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"Jere stop!"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTgOtUbvD6
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He goes on.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFjV4xWTP9
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUn1bYAL0o
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vrb5h1tG6
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ57zbgtx4q
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYhWdrw40W
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHuS0Gv51S
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"I won't."1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aPjIWo6Mx
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPDY4SAmRa
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vzWuYbwXU
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UVtP07lJy
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNAPQqsVV6
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vW06GbUQN
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopZjgpdKPh
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sh6co7KJw
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CegyfR4L5
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He tries to nod but he can't.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ6YKeUJoh
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk7eNZsog6
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvfX8zsRw4
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He looks up into mine.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty2n50sPL4
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPvc7MZaVV
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPjMBwCgHH
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTkybVN1dw
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADEjr554h1
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeCVrOlgAs
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He doesn't reply.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96tiCBvc0d
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXffKYFIi1
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQrLgUlbYX
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRhGKuZTBe
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2V580Wa1u
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4rpsbQkiY
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmVNUHZqmJ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDPttU3ujL
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oHcV6F4kd
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C23e2y6JX
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVWvLfOY79
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNjxEfAWrU
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlYKUWzt5r
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK32pFsPfJd
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QlPrrTjPU
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxZlSG1tHI
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LwJJOTXzB
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbNBw7QOZh
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcI9G1RlDR
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsTDtmJAvg
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezfsejiIGI
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XYILrE3jg
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"Jeremy?"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VR3zfwMN2
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I shake my head, not believing.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkutgzZVAm
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74oq7WdNah
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox09tjKyqc
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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.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pJwy1eIyY
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNAD7g9lb3
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