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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwY1Fuf6kN
He's shaking underneath my grasp.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT25mxy1umQ
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8fd5Fr6Uv
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uovJEi6qQ
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I smile bitterly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevaNcAmPEg
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXsYpEUjmH
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrKCWKSs1M
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoIT89OmMs
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU49VW6FkA
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHoeuFEGlw
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn33qoM9quH
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9P73onqtG
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9BCjZbGYO
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGTXpqrnWe
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEdFfpo9Im
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I must at all cost keep him awake.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3GLZucmgw
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCy1lkBO4N
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5tBcWUPIQ
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"Not that long baby I promise."901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxwrxXp3mJ
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHBSa1nQlw
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4d0NONSqu
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHeduxBBnY
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2frgbGSX1
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2wCkIgsWf
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I frown at him.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzKMRx6exm
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"Don't say that."901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvjIRuy4DC
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoXc0xeeX5
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I gasp.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuTMrJLHkz
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"Jere stop!"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9sJbPqSzc
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He goes on.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkFCiHkfxw
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoN3lW3hfT
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdZee4f5rT
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhhMSUHV6w
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mEJEzC0Ig
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCgjh5RmWK
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"I won't."901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGYIPVUjPu
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He obeys, watching me soberly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEsrw6rwQM
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUFHjMQPJZ
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZSf3lBV6Y
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aSyXhwfbl
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiw7yPenDEm
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkrqvEpuJm
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0GxeCPw24
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ybngAULkL
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He tries to nod but he can't.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo24h6JEcLB
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAga2Mjd8D
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBf22WBc62
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He looks up into mine.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMPsA05SWv
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf85HMjdfdJ
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"Stay awake." I tell him.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmIR349gsF
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2LPxg2QxT
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6d9CGGg1n0
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yeJQ1igvf
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He doesn't reply.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVyGs4Dk2J
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lLGfPpiyO
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLunjDtDDP
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTusRRaTcUG
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLGwE2I6qu
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb3vvGj3oO
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ux00VNghS
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqydY73vt9
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxR2KEsIF5U
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"Kiss me," he repeats.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4SU8ujkxY
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ha5FUrA2x
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXCtn7lvFm
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmRSBeUv5S
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DZTrqRtCu
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREFHMuj3r3
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi0RiAoacC
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Electricity races through me and lingers.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgYRy1xUam
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8keujPMQdF
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZvm1qOUvG
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs9gV9Qcqt
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyGKPBU2FM
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRNSbnMxIS
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"Jeremy?"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGHU8IubZe
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I shake my head, not believing.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3V1gmPbjf
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2o3RApxA3
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhhre3TCQ8
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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.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikXlKOidd2
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppatDtoler
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