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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oZ8Hz4VUI
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQQOTMMqBG
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIZ3DG2TuM
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawV8E3cpO0
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I smile bitterly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnyiKaHDEd
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMexQxnjDQ
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX92zDosfgs
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibeg6kvMd6
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptfDNK8zpN
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeXKN8iEnc
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnRRGSX2gX
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSfZlGu1ja
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKakb74bOb
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpgoTAbwe8
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUdFpxCJZL
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKZsUOIjWo
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZM2aFJdRLX
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaz8lh03Jb
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"Not that long baby I promise."1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9z0sWIdRK
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiPZQNDYS7
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOK4iiXDtt
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtrKLZSXFk
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzW6MRw6Gr
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrDDWDA5SC
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I frown at him.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG0PI5dgxR
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"Don't say that."1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsNO6TxJsc
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0wHzRabWf
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I gasp.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGVbHuhdkW
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"Jere stop!"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1OnIaYzhM
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He goes on.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSxES9fPDK
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LpESAq27z
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpPRtZ3OrK
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMog8ivXW9
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Da0Tarlga
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8bleQKIJF
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"I won't."1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvdmePIPf7
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyTn4hWlgd
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ1aHuijU9
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyp1K5mRiS
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXFHm0oFuI
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufjrKuYHtQ
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX50zmfqLw
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3FoDGsAv8
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yvru4bVx0
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He tries to nod but he can't.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3MzPuL1PF
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2C6lPV8bp
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHRdsyZ6uQ
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He looks up into mine.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkCe1E1Sgl
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmB1FZpGCy
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7x0zoCS4T
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsHdoHMJ3x
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGu7im0kt9
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xgfclBkT6
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He doesn't reply.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkZxjcPWqX
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslSy0hqZcr
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG5hpXF4GN
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQBzvNghwA
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5PxsfH5ca
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97odS7ruxt
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUqE2Bg0sZ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYZ79F7EXg
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXys2CgINO
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YgEj3An5J
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm29bL93pUz
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwCcyPJfKj
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JW67iyOK3
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnvQ7zqrmI
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcBXV5rbaB
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj6sOtIFCf
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuVYiOVA3t
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJFEHVyaJZ
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHNbKnYxcX
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoNgYX2SBS
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjmAGQynKR
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3Dh3Ep28C
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"Jeremy?"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pxvZt0qkO
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I shake my head, not believing.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrtVyJXVIi
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSeUCa0U3P
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhkoKcdjZv
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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.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSHwkeqUyj
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1055Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijuSh5306y
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