"You could die at any moment."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSXPzCDrVk
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmLFY23Tj2
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9iMoZ5aFF
A deafening screech.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzB422Tru3
Glass shattering.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ7fIa4Ej0
Lights flashing.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAGhhEc1Sx
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbLLnyq35A
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyDAbm6UmR
It always is. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqcHPItIe2
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlc27RxdQy
Yeah. It must be. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDWEyWcxYf
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclFjFVY9ue
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXk38FJu8a
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7Nlzh5wiE
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FzgrmdEuD
Not a good sign.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUuYmAjcUf
Fear started growing within me.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBStICTtJqj
When are the police coming?384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjNhZWxGlF
Is this really the end?384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkIPUFtc9o
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHU1yMMmhL
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnviy7gCMy
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcheORmCAeD
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0XjxAdVwf
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo33HSnxZOV
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZLAsPAtX9
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7k4nbq7hG
Would he even be found?384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ev7LHh5h3
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZvyMamZGf
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oUhE1qS2x
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyFNtyxol1
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODYiQb1e4f
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXq2QlcPSh
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He was always waiting.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk80iQG7yFH
Waiting for me to come home.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioTBl2Wwld
Waiting for me to feed him.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy34zk98Jat
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTwNhRTtmO
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoWSmSFXlz
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNnX3EBxQT
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69q8C4e2OO
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraYmSrfE5r
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKxMLLX4wQ
[A Japanese manga]
