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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrUcd8P5OZ
He's shaking underneath my grasp.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eZ3jpcAsx
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehgA239u8T
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0ocFTMih2
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I smile bitterly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaaGL9WGY4
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3rJq62lfH
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRvtbU5Gd9
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvUKCQccz7
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uwcNrmVGr
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlhDqwydFe
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7ED9I6uNS
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkS8TWTcUQ
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWmXLx8sIh
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wR6e12ZEx
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvNM882J2o
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I must at all cost keep him awake.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETyRhJtAnB
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B4oE6UOBZ
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uj5luttOC
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"Not that long baby I promise."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JJC1x4GPh
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DTaRZ23YX
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrdM7rwOsR
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviUT9TNuev
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYiQoePpSw
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQeSOIuJZy
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I frown at him.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNygDQZX68
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"Don't say that."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzyPvB2sMo
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qYXDhFYnk
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I gasp.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiky0fWPD4
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"Jere stop!"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIJLdS2J2k
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He goes on.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMgF9Qkn0t
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRnc31joju
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QUJHKBUOo
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsskJGTtZ9y
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwr5iipk5E
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneEfHSqOSo
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"I won't."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcrVVfHgaj
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He obeys, watching me soberly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWKY2GMFEW
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOz60KVie4
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BXfe7QK4V
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQWzcjqUyz
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrHyEV9XRN
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fIVLV5Mlo
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsI8rE8OaQ
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97CcUXfmE1
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He tries to nod but he can't.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkygY5sMrWM
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKJdmbkK0x
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNtslbmFxj
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He looks up into mine.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCo3QnpfxR
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ivz53CbFo
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"Stay awake." I tell him.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0DmQJv6Fo
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTabr3krOUg
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlIGWaMBxE
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1pWZBe4At
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He doesn't reply.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbyr3ZoVw1
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sFesZyBMZ
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVeYnDCUXe
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyY8t5KbnE4
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd27cnHIk8H
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQxjdQ6pfC
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkQDfPkIny
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDHaggxhOO
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGqYSAM1Jo
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"Kiss me," he repeats.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZyiYJlGh1
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyosNLgLi4
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGqO3IG3zG
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuV640CHhI
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSDzXjQprS
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEMrA2rYMT
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPBr1jSpGb
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Electricity races through me and lingers.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dGQ40fuoX
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TASnPxk85
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvLyd9OrIj
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLBUAhd8Xx
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyfGFZFVZM
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ez2BkPv5q
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"Jeremy?"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pUWhUasZZ
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I shake my head, not believing.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb6vJmI28Q
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYWywiSfdj
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj2qe1AgVu
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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.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHBwD3C62D
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
