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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.854Please respect copyright.PENANA7Il5fv689N
He's shaking underneath my grasp.854Please respect copyright.PENANALsONScsYIW
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.854Please respect copyright.PENANAIAsRZVdB9F
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANARrU0up0ZRq
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I smile bitterly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAY0Id0vXOpN
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.854Please respect copyright.PENANAEKqb5ZwIUf
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.854Please respect copyright.PENANA4r1A4jp02E
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAAG13UQl4Ty
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."854Please respect copyright.PENANANTeRc7tsuP
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.854Please respect copyright.PENANAfUxg7daRO7
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.854Please respect copyright.PENANA0S3FQjZxWo
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAEGxXYYjDcU
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.854Please respect copyright.PENANAsgeVV9hi6C
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.854Please respect copyright.PENANAlTq1Breagw
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.854Please respect copyright.PENANAWfh09v9XwL
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I must at all cost keep him awake.854Please respect copyright.PENANAkHogaVe5Vk
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"854Please respect copyright.PENANA5cgJDZd3Cj
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.854Please respect copyright.PENANAxkEHlbiwGx
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"Not that long baby I promise."854Please respect copyright.PENANA0NP6XjKhCG
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.854Please respect copyright.PENANA5OIG4TWOo9
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.854Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ0NauA3WP
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.854Please respect copyright.PENANAc5xdatXwwI
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.854Please respect copyright.PENANAdDalH0tEB9
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.854Please respect copyright.PENANA3uCIG0Urky
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I frown at him.854Please respect copyright.PENANAJr2j7jcy5Z
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"Don't say that."854Please respect copyright.PENANA00C4JoCpq5
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.854Please respect copyright.PENANAmoqT5QoQnb
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I gasp.854Please respect copyright.PENANAGCpKQoWAUQ
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"Jere stop!"854Please respect copyright.PENANASfB8M1EMsp
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He goes on.854Please respect copyright.PENANA7bGc7ONStp
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAqgiEfxSl9E
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7gjtT8R6z
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"854Please respect copyright.PENANAZkGESZaYex
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAySJTIPnDI8
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAh8QouJNOhj
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"I won't."854Please respect copyright.PENANAbIu7MYjyI0
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He obeys, watching me soberly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAoHt49PR0eb
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.854Please respect copyright.PENANAwkOMdGLeHa
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.854Please respect copyright.PENANANvfxnzLbcf
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.854Please respect copyright.PENANAlZ7qOIFdA4
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.854Please respect copyright.PENANAcRtXn3hBEI
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.854Please respect copyright.PENANAxQGsXFbAXf
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.854Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z3pP7uW3n
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"854Please respect copyright.PENANAck6d5uPGr2
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He tries to nod but he can't.854Please respect copyright.PENANAxqJrOrUkap
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.854Please respect copyright.PENANARMsSk0En7a
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.854Please respect copyright.PENANAnEzaiqDRC3
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He looks up into mine.854Please respect copyright.PENANA08SJ1PIOvr
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.854Please respect copyright.PENANASLRD2QRHg4
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"Stay awake." I tell him.854Please respect copyright.PENANASX1LNMlM40
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.854Please respect copyright.PENANAyZNCOJM6W5
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.854Please respect copyright.PENANAhFfXFP5zHw
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"854Please respect copyright.PENANAXJ5Y5XUPzw
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He doesn't reply.854Please respect copyright.PENANA7YnanGq2ak
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.854Please respect copyright.PENANAY8bPzQ3TS2
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAjTJFXopW91
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"854Please respect copyright.PENANA7six8fwsGD
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAtRoMitzt4b
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAYTSVnjRYpS
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAgYQwjTggiZ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.854Please respect copyright.PENANAiotXxXrpUi
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.854Please respect copyright.PENANA2sUzH9kS0f
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"Kiss me," he repeats.854Please respect copyright.PENANANJCSP6ExhW
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.854Please respect copyright.PENANAxqDvYo8Sir
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.854Please respect copyright.PENANATN7xVZ7NbU
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.854Please respect copyright.PENANAahpfCrVh1Q
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.854Please respect copyright.PENANAhTl7YXAn44
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.854Please respect copyright.PENANAYFOiGPYm4I
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.854Please respect copyright.PENANAoSBfdOGuuJ
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Electricity races through me and lingers.854Please respect copyright.PENANAPsw5qjOllb
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.854Please respect copyright.PENANAAq8eLXqB3H
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.854Please respect copyright.PENANAElcV2HnxUr
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.854Please respect copyright.PENANAqrrZwtGKxX
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.854Please respect copyright.PENANAwD5oEjVxn3
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.854Please respect copyright.PENANAVdqvcbmW2x
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"Jeremy?"854Please respect copyright.PENANADnsixySmHc
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I shake my head, not believing.854Please respect copyright.PENANACCCAq5ZxVG
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"854Please respect copyright.PENANAqIa2CGIzCk
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.854Please respect copyright.PENANARWSd39opEB
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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.854Please respect copyright.PENANAzJTZRpcojE
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.854Please respect copyright.PENANAOddowgd2kz
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