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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK46qYzX37
He's shaking underneath my grasp.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TZRQZ7308
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvpymM2FxN
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzwUUFLgYq
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I smile bitterly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB2zJsGULI
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqrfPu5b3u
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pE154X8GH
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVZB2c81ma
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiwghpQi07
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQbyRC4a2E
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeTnr9lFaO
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjqhbIlJ2I
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbimsba52cG
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIHHR4j9fC
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s83wEocoH
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I must at all cost keep him awake.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9F9Ps4lKs
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5NjptOgRa
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXNP0tQ7L5
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"Not that long baby I promise."932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYSGQFpSHd
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpU1DIypdL
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FurhtMSKF
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2YVYVVd5w
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpyVSil8RG
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1WJpua5pE
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I frown at him.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJVqzMW5wc
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"Don't say that."932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCgXqeUDh7
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDKMzMIxdM
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I gasp.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqD2A7DHTY
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"Jere stop!"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sJ7kFUaSg
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He goes on.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT23Axddp3V
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldTOE5btxf
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEjqviUqSL
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDwouMT90I
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7aPU9B5Ed
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk8gG8e8WG
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"I won't."932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetcmQ4Su1w
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He obeys, watching me soberly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FIuHPscc3
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpRPUOtHf3
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg204L19zJb
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNeV41wgts
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt4Z2pRtoc
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsB6FeZjgD
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9bqiukL5R
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwMPkiAr4R
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He tries to nod but he can't.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrXHwNmLCi
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCduIgfSixc
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudsEv50Rlk
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He looks up into mine.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4N2q0fqSq
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFWjtvjtRI
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"Stay awake." I tell him.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9SdK1qbCT
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmmetzeCrp
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzCqjtkDF7
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8isGO0gkG4
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He doesn't reply.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnI7PHFIlO
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumrZZJY2Cd
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffdN2HNZrW
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhUem1a023
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pzuTg6q2y
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb04Ve0IWsu
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEKMZIYCLu
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirzThNgQge
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SaLGY0H6N
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"Kiss me," he repeats.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z0SsF0lQk
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnisphQd4Br
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89fMkDGvQh
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHZw8EgyzP
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0ibvb4L3Q
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24P7v3eJht
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m5Kpikqye
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Electricity races through me and lingers.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp49XITfbkC
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lw6n51Y48
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rgk27PitU
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhAWWx5cJH
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXtk6yhux3
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36ypySV7PV
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"Jeremy?"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLWUKNp4De
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I shake my head, not believing.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzshqcjTOVi
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrN59R8K49
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDbVw3n1Cz
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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.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOP3FS75dO
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.932Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrXxBqWeYP
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