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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUrX00mN4S
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZAdO5i4SS
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI0pgD0yVz
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmkrFpuHuG
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I smile bitterly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn95yTrycd
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqdo00V8rI
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFlJ3ZI0mF
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd2tygnlxh
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlqnUCJs7k
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhNDUeWrlU
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVPjJMyNDc
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBCpjmP5gB
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbb2yGRVkR
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ul7d6w1rO
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsybNvmwL1o
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZDgVCu3BY
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ458u5eCUvm
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOwEByYy1S
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"Not that long baby I promise."1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiErRP4HXQN
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8148JSCmLR
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ4IclxcWi
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ95ehIwvJh
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3qOuEjXuN
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKuWw8rRCG
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I frown at him.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ikdde5dOp
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"Don't say that."1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rPkby4Mej
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJMRfm5a6L
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I gasp.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nUT2e93wS
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"Jere stop!"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypsIhFlN3j
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He goes on.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iGwKM9mPI
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSHg9vRgQO
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IUFG76hCY
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7d7iGJbo3
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XIh9EvGta
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde1eOVW5RN
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"I won't."1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLuxswp9Rb
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvqrCzXP0H
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVgbxzbZOx
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkRgon4oIO
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnmvvF7uX2
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0eJri36b3
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaWDHzkU0p
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDj2M5yZ4A
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBsNKGiA2l
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He tries to nod but he can't.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilX2xnNve6
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lQPojQvOB
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv9xFzM1HU
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He looks up into mine.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUT0FaDa17
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS1RDP2mI4
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAG9vTdHwyS
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOzOdx8duv
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL15S9rwVoA
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPv7i9dQYk
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He doesn't reply.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwMVgMNQ6F
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GJFjQ0y64
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQFHLU09xW
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxlrVNATLo
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVG5Dp61MW
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JrBZzmhew
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZlNoetLL7
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeCegRKhiF
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJgUposVMM
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqajtEDve07
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTWPuDfWN6
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCCkFu8pQV
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMkKmvWP1h
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsVs3NMfLw
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzKPbM9SHQ
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZBl0vDUvp
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY6dFlZdXN
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H81OdUulb
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL84oQyUVi
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhIPjGu3qZ
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Iq6XlAwmh
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyKF9ao5yo
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"Jeremy?"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDG5tPLXGAG
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I shake my head, not believing.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E4oh2OgEx
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQ3SzDOmRL
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd54Wt0riKK
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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.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAB0qfeRQL
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1005Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUGa4g3XOQ
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