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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulVLuIEUKk
He's shaking underneath my grasp.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUufpJfRtP
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhCavW1uvq
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PZvF4wREc
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I smile bitterly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0hfBG0mOF
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcN7y7S2I2
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzqrLy5j7C
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaeTJqbBHy
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9AoFhLqWV
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVKRbpcd0j
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqrwFmzJ1K
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqMXDXtGVm
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJSO507H53
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDjAauBMkI
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuz68dGYrj
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I must at all cost keep him awake.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01mQJDs6sj
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeH2ySdUcy
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdVQQAv2z1
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"Not that long baby I promise."771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgJTToyJIv
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDdseFII80
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5FKaEttMZ
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWXQ9q6l3G
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW1X0CLfit
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfn0iMo48XH
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I frown at him.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QKQZ3V57S
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"Don't say that."771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBq8Kj7hOh
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTKnYjVKNJ
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I gasp.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoojz5sb6Lx
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"Jere stop!"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKnejhQQZ5
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He goes on.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pv060umqS
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfTBwq9yoI
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuphmEcks5
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnESRNz5OFv
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeGOMaXQhY
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KFYitqJ64
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"I won't."771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JE1BsejOr
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He obeys, watching me soberly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C1N1igzb1
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYLy9fK9g1
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yPbNdevy0
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0XasmxpBJ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDej4PphdaC
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3wpafEktZ
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vWdsaEnCu
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SAm5No817
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He tries to nod but he can't.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirpK2fVFMZ
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZHkKSleSp
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVtRR8w1L4
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He looks up into mine.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD5g1f7BkQ
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2Y2wzhNtP
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"Stay awake." I tell him.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6ZgG3RuP5
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OfEYi5nnT
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxASUGYbm1
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYo6JtnV7Z
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He doesn't reply.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5fdGAg6G6
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT07c9bgm9B
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZrJOl3ncQ
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hYB0uA8UY
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHQtxz6s2c
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvFZIt9xtU
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlXaGrymK3
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIq2B9izH4
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOvPCgOqLP
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"Kiss me," he repeats.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBphh2zsoSx
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwsE6DUXFH
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhQu98BomA
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eBeAcGFfR
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wZSKdR9QO
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzGDKWyNsP
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG813FRBFO
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Electricity races through me and lingers.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeQsWpf1JE
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxzjw6Cc0c
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40hTQuqhQG
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqmDvqnYEl
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jtx4qrwMd
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuERsAvZAXg
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"Jeremy?"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikoaun6Vtz
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I shake my head, not believing.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRX1xbkIEW
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04ltpNux1g
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCcitlcnt4
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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.771Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL72iwpl5S
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
