JERE942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uuJ9J9Rwf
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QHp8koMPc
I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRhR0phL46
He's shaking underneath my grasp.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc77Ra4BaE
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp2g4jfbgA
"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcRUONMYEr
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb1BlCC3Sr
I run the palm of my hand down his cheek, feeling the cold tears that have managed to escape without me knowing.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWD1oAqvOf
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsYLauTqoU
I smile bitterly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzGi9bbds5
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRGMzC8b8e
"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzq2fXE09N
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9HbRKLqwu
"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrCYybs7NK
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns5fTf3KJG
I continue to stroke his cheek, trying to ignore the amount of blood coming from his side, where I press my free hand onto.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGBs1J2kLD
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLefjKvYuM
"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSCZ5sAE8w
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejNfZ2lE0L
He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI4CX5WowC
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82r2ywEAYq
I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXChaCpcVc
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIyn4nektR
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.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9YPrJo8uX
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrvkhYFRh7
I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9WT0NazXS
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOTIkH28PK
I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm3qZDfSLF
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp0fFmbg3n
I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdlG8ljMgk
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv3OZlb0Zg
I must at all cost keep him awake.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOF7ixB4Zy
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4AXOLwAfE
"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa64iO2vzlj
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJp6YW7Zmn
Feigning a smile I continue my charade.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlr7Mumxs6
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq725BXrPow
"Not that long baby I promise."942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkVRHh01fL
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy7lm8FrGR
Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PUBb6Piu0
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ENHqXzWeH
My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXYxpfwlH4
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLFZXGkuUK
He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwjHJQ0JJC
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt3z3vu5ae
But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImjDDiOTV3
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouXH19j8Cy
"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWujGrsDUz
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmog3ovjjE
I frown at him.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gqd6vM55O
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"Don't say that."942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo73jq2iF8n
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOXwwvUivR
He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURQoXB9Oas
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BwHjqZ8Gm
I gasp.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSdUFhHWmi
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"Jere stop!"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGdv8EBX49
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PDjVqemqr
He goes on.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EUrMkmB5W
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9bc78QHQr
"I'm better off dead anyway. I've always wondered what it would be like." He says this all dream like, his eyes narrowing.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChU90nrI1j
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyKew0uHRc
Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaQ1SzzV2X
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqYpUUqnlw
"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABp2va49Db
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoBjluscRm
Jere chuckles a little but his eyes don't. He stares up at me bitterly and reaches to brush away my tears.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm0jyh5wWw
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcXDMreyzv
"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceqbD1p1g1
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHjLc8F7HI
"I won't."942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJdwG0AW19
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDMbSjs4LZ
He obeys, watching me soberly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYcKTioAuA
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62azCnQrfY
"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS22FzxRuL
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6kaLDwSzX
All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRrD78lZhA
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdrKhHvBg6
I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSZJJC6k7x
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQLkksDeJk
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqwOksdAge
His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS77FJdaxL
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tdO1u7T1k
"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswIDzuNzrZ
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe2KZA19UO
"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6PCep77Qd
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKNsQ80yyy
He tries to nod but he can't.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtxFxTrNTR
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs88iguGNuO
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMYUfkdS8I
I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfVz7bohkR
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrUMt0e189
He looks up into mine.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMISsnOKW7H
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA93cByZo7
"Don't leave me." He whispers.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItvTWdMpWk
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZQVHGUaHJ
"Stay awake." I tell him.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtX6yzgj32
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ArREcOnId
"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjy7OcaFFd
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnHljUQra8
The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA9vmkar6V
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDP08izvJQ
"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITAG3lelGm
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPhOLrH5qL
He doesn't reply.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eSx117SAc
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aBugDwsLd
I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLgcLI09H5
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9aCGGur4S
Looking at him, I lay my hand on his cheek again and gently swipe my thumb across it. His eyes are nearly closed.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnLtFjMHwY
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvri2gFRHSy
"Jere, answer me. Jere!"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayR2wTuyXq
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe14NafvM8A
His eyes open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTCWlyCdit
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL0xiV17yd
"Stay awake." I told him softly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03R6rjvnGT
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT14o8g2eFH
"I will." His mouth reads, but he closes his eyes anyway. He's smiles briefly as I struggled to see through my tears.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5quNas8nGj
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw02lRc5iAf
"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRQ0kyzQRY
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4CRLgTPwi
I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTiYs3B1Hy
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1B6IRnaOk
"Kiss me," he repeats.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJzeboZASu
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3htNyjr9m
I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIMmYGasqz
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP9QQeKpG1
With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ364ekG7Brt
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRatSehPzrH
His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5MpvZmttk
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKIe0yf0Vs
I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oBzpDjm4Z
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhmlEz8t8Y
Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4pCavoYZI
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3Kxy1hc8t
He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdZ3T6u3yO
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eicYrkQix
Electricity races through me and lingers.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2V0ukmoWR
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhIpk5wBQS
I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhh3Reoa87j
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnif2X13q5l
But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh38VRvT91
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaGzTFyDuI
I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRHbOMzHPY
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7js7uTH95
He suddenly goes limp in my arms.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmMeyg68iD
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gUteEuhqJ
"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMx5o7bQ3Q
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl12Yu4eMwl
"Jeremy?"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvl3NWPtV91
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiFmAqySvE
I shake my head, not believing.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBMPxXVjzt
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP4tKaw3ZJ
"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizJCswt0Ye
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1GgrJ2FGo
Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkndDYrbgg
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrDCqVFF7q
The siren noises was deafening, but I was too numb all over to hear, or feel what was going on around me.942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA81ZDzpud
942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKcSJUUkMj
I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me. 942Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvdDXNlivD
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