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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4UQoEDq4g
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1GSLkuvXT
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpoCALYw6z
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRZy6yn4ts
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I smile bitterly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzXIc5LB1Q
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZSmfdyScr
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KmlUqGV6X
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMWfedotqk
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5FMlyU66z
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r4UdcEi4F
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZlPlkaTB3
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaEZT72JcP
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWxoYTCi7v
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡay8eakvwzy
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHLK6zJyvh
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr94XO7iRDw
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKImrLZadE
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJw1rA2Pheb
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"Not that long baby I promise."1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3isDzVZvT
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9q5tOwgWZ
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikOeOce5V4
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1818Kr9rw6
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvL5QF1RrUw
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL01rmkrgi
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I frown at him.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyO3RV5t0hz
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"Don't say that."1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lnXdTOxa0
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCsRipN7ua
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I gasp.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2gfZm68U9
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"Jere stop!"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyl09XP9YF
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He goes on.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXBp89dkqy
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK840Z0jMX1
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr5LJ9qQCT
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85rAlCaYAA
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL72Cr4S1GK
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylLt1WUNnK
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"I won't."1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmc85b42L49
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRaSQlXISy
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS2PNQJyUr
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCLCQBIyKh
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvPva35LNF
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrnmfZsfmg
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d9Cd1CC0n
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcUb8qIrly
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLuoAYIKDC
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He tries to nod but he can't.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55wFtL4mBM
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRb8nERZbU
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwI6PjUW4Yu
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He looks up into mine.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPySt2KgTLZ
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQwQM1phsG
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbaNcrZUu3
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKtoazVwx8
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGcFsohdFy
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJmu1G2PgK
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He doesn't reply.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78YpOKiCtN
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMw5zhmAoQ
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIbW3zLgbu
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC07ZN2x6JG
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZPCdiB2eZ
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZURGUjBq3
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuww87BK8dW
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUlzpgp0P8
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCBerMdCEI
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9z9juxkFG
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMVAHFnKT8
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzStEf6gqN
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4k4NBUf51
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kJUzHBeW9
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIKsvRReOT
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bsHw2yTF9
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwNCu1FlDG
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5d9bWxOkd
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIofqDtYBM
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AuFy2Bnv2
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytwnfUgYad
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJjd5xUntI
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"Jeremy?"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM7CoCclWf
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I shake my head, not believing.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UyPU2oBrf
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDG8h9t7i5z
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIh6c5KJrQ
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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.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbHKZG2aLr
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xSgQmLGQR
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