"You could die at any moment."194Please respect copyright.PENANAatN4yked4X
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.194Please respect copyright.PENANAw3dTnfTNcN
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.194Please respect copyright.PENANAns8rg2yXND
A deafening screech.194Please respect copyright.PENANAwMWhUGwsQR
Glass shattering.194Please respect copyright.PENANAYHLAUtLp4H
Lights flashing.194Please respect copyright.PENANAg0Q2DHHZUT
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.194Please respect copyright.PENANAn8Hp0Wweer
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?194Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ylko6rwbb
It always is. 194Please respect copyright.PENANA5XbdhPS3bk
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAKc9w3OYcQB
Yeah. It must be. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAB45RLa2vAv
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? 194Please respect copyright.PENANAQBM7XYclt3
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.194Please respect copyright.PENANAjZlLhlnrWS
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.194Please respect copyright.PENANATMfmPJK4JE
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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAiUVDEXepO7
Not a good sign.194Please respect copyright.PENANA3un9p4sKFS
Fear started growing within me.194Please respect copyright.PENANAu6txf1YNu3
When are the police coming?194Please respect copyright.PENANAA1zp4C8KME
Is this really the end?194Please respect copyright.PENANAotnz3GYUy1
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.194Please respect copyright.PENANAZxHUlBr9SF
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.194Please respect copyright.PENANA0V8vsbv5TN
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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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANA4ei62l8yt3
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?194Please respect copyright.PENANAnt8GN6WpxH
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.194Please respect copyright.PENANAQKatoLxq7C
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.194Please respect copyright.PENANAFa21nFubke
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 194Please respect copyright.PENANALRNlu1zTrB
Would he even be found?194Please respect copyright.PENANAnPBAIRkL97
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.194Please respect copyright.PENANAXpuCLovKjk
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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAXFByZFI8Vq
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.194Please respect copyright.PENANA9txRYON47Y
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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAXOuBtlk0Pi
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.194Please respect copyright.PENANAEej3zoklll
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He was always waiting.194Please respect copyright.PENANAKSLYgQjOLR
Waiting for me to come home.194Please respect copyright.PENANA77SNLA8Yio
Waiting for me to feed him.194Please respect copyright.PENANAOGd2Jpk76p
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.194Please respect copyright.PENANADKBZsPMKsc
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.194Please respect copyright.PENANAGTN4qfhJho
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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANA1oOUY25Ei2
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. 194Please respect copyright.PENANAmKQuP5FzBw
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."194Please respect copyright.PENANAPH4cq4VzGA
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!194Please respect copyright.PENANAgLc4isvpNc
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