JERE
I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.729Please respect copyright.PENANAE0XBchh2xD
He's shaking underneath my grasp.729Please respect copyright.PENANASzEU0mZqT2
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.729Please respect copyright.PENANA0Mx67AtupU
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAe70d2UanZ6
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I smile bitterly.729Please respect copyright.PENANA3pXcrFQxTo
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.729Please respect copyright.PENANAE5ktkad3TV
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.729Please respect copyright.PENANAbEoBcuMWHo
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANALGjoj9Tchk
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."729Please respect copyright.PENANAbhnYPLTlyI
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.729Please respect copyright.PENANAqUbjZoTlFn
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.729Please respect copyright.PENANAieEwajQw0P
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAtYLjdivKCK
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.729Please respect copyright.PENANAk9LKJuf6mz
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.729Please respect copyright.PENANAaBwCMzgb9r
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.729Please respect copyright.PENANAOpNd73rA4f
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I must at all cost keep him awake.729Please respect copyright.PENANAX84f4HwmRS
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long must I wait?"729Please respect copyright.PENANAN65gisvjHa
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.729Please respect copyright.PENANAxNkWh87Q0l
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"Not that long baby I promise."729Please respect copyright.PENANAkHCgI2JM4r
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.729Please respect copyright.PENANAsg169pbwou
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.729Please respect copyright.PENANANhtDZRpQaF
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.729Please respect copyright.PENANA3HHqFljnGE
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.729Please respect copyright.PENANA1RMlZNWEOy
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.729Please respect copyright.PENANAJpI9OT3xMz
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I frown at him.729Please respect copyright.PENANAYBBZR6XheO
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"Don't say that."729Please respect copyright.PENANAHRHe6jNqr8
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.729Please respect copyright.PENANAMoXX0bWKba
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I gasp.729Please respect copyright.PENANABamCeVSPcj
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"Jere stop!"729Please respect copyright.PENANAiRsht54Pbv
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He goes on.729Please respect copyright.PENANAHok4tM3A4F
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAu7NkgvkySX
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.729Please respect copyright.PENANADARjhV5wH3
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"729Please respect copyright.PENANAJXIFhbeeHr
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAySpJShFBQ5
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.729Please respect copyright.PENANAZS8wA1ZIrG
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"I won't."729Please respect copyright.PENANAEzdqA6krWA
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He obeys, watching me soberly.729Please respect copyright.PENANAXOMrqPhlu4
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.729Please respect copyright.PENANA1HEuoVR0XD
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.729Please respect copyright.PENANAelPcI2gDNy
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.729Please respect copyright.PENANA8bEv8aCrr1
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.729Please respect copyright.PENANA1m0iKrn5iC
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.729Please respect copyright.PENANAmSSOTWQLHJ
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.729Please respect copyright.PENANAuxHi0LNo1n
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"729Please respect copyright.PENANAzgtbmaDJAZ
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He tries to nod but he can't.729Please respect copyright.PENANAh8FgQraQTO
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.729Please respect copyright.PENANAnbox3cYeDC
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.729Please respect copyright.PENANATB6M91T7d8
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He looks up into mine.729Please respect copyright.PENANAEUrg7jpGca
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.729Please respect copyright.PENANATPPk1jJl0t
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"Stay awake." I tell him.729Please respect copyright.PENANAqnHSvsGmnl
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.729Please respect copyright.PENANAlXsVEfI7Ta
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.729Please respect copyright.PENANAiyjOY276kn
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"729Please respect copyright.PENANAnsjehJBxGx
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He doesn't reply.729Please respect copyright.PENANAEBpBLPEkZq
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.729Please respect copyright.PENANAsvik8ZBaND
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANASsVsukk8H4
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"729Please respect copyright.PENANAVb8o5HDn73
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His eyes blink open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.729Please respect copyright.PENANA5279dBqeo5
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.729Please respect copyright.PENANAwRP7vaqksz
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAyRMTDq8FYx
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.729Please respect copyright.PENANAnBj0cym5Ou
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.729Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6V1Wdreh0
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"Kiss me," he repeats.729Please respect copyright.PENANAMkwBejYX6b
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.729Please respect copyright.PENANA0GF2fF9an3
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.729Please respect copyright.PENANA4PEuJ60CUF
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.729Please respect copyright.PENANAaqhkc2Msv3
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.729Please respect copyright.PENANANr3nWCUGmL
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.729Please respect copyright.PENANAh2RaQO79qF
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.729Please respect copyright.PENANAWzTodXtH0S
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Electricity races through me and lingers.729Please respect copyright.PENANAYz6MBTIunH
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.729Please respect copyright.PENANA3PfDihvvaS
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.729Please respect copyright.PENANASLqaC4QO1Q
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.729Please respect copyright.PENANAoRXF35nalh
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.729Please respect copyright.PENANAN4OTqL76Rh
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.729Please respect copyright.PENANAauFz9FZkX5
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"Jeremy?"729Please respect copyright.PENANAIx8pZlDCBl
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I shake my head, not believing.729Please respect copyright.PENANASuPwF6QYFH
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"729Please respect copyright.PENANAgrEyWphjuF
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.729Please respect copyright.PENANAG2TBvy6ybX
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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.729Please respect copyright.PENANAhluCdV6dZ4
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me. 729Please respect copyright.PENANAbQGVo4wO3l