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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8YAa1UsnG
He's shaking underneath my grasp.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl76tYKehg
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9S1i6n7k0
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwClOEv9H3g
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I smile bitterly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuWLSalcuV
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZqvs5XC9f
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXbF58q7xg
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5atf7nhVC
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X7yfzpycu
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhJpHdXBFO
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HwRniSInx
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPgwOiEjz5
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSORoONcd2S
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREBl7yjmaJ
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedeFenWfSB
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I must at all cost keep him awake.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDlD0KoY3h
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUpvEp1IYw
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmVtO4xJr5
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"Not that long baby I promise."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqb2LXnF5T
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2zZh5Wrjt
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclTYwTdor8
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2j3YKAH6d
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Mjx99Cpw4
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe1Jsx9ddi
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I frown at him.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxyuadSBOO
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"Don't say that."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmPjyWvzbe
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6g2Z9RN8P
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I gasp.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKArUqu5SLR
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"Jere stop!"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSa296yNnZ
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He goes on.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxDuaNzprG
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXm34BPQfWk
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6kCO3Hgug
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99jQDAujCx
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUb65L8QLAN
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c6N0DsNNc
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"I won't."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyOu8zU67b
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He obeys, watching me soberly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnTDDEiZvs
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyZHNYZMKG
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVijlpEvn2i
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjJ3VZ2JUD
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg8CoAHg7J
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanvW3tDhcs
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1zbkZJMqc
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtsyUuPI9z
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He tries to nod but he can't.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuN8TI6LlEG
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyyuMkQLGf
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGa506zxPY
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He looks up into mine.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2X2zbxGED
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IjqSLAtGu
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"Stay awake." I tell him.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9BA3VShL9
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzznJBRPqLX
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvbpokvzvA
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnv5w2fCEk
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He doesn't reply.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUqO7cLDYR
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPVnpLlPg2
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD45O7Aj4K
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUXraxaWZJ
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxcFlE6R9H
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBQ7HCRMPy
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXWP6brCJL
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuGxyIlM8p
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6lwmhAsKo
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"Kiss me," he repeats.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWqyC98k9I
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52CYlfg7z4
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO8OJnbftC
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9DR3AxEx1
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ErZI19bqo
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0D1aDN3ma
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VfnU8syb7
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Electricity races through me and lingers.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV8Q9oMBN4
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgwmcVzlcU
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU647nEKGtq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU0p7bcupZ
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnSaDZXt1x
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP1I9Dd8Vv
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"Jeremy?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfvKaieHJ8
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I shake my head, not believing.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5EZYjbx3V
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXChhnUJVm
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0riReQV9lL
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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.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcciwWXIbsy
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifypM0MjRn
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