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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjyqiG6uqR
He's shaking underneath my grasp.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuAZG2EuJe
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyWxMIhxem
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUCjKBg4IG
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I smile bitterly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2fxsNq8pp
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdPC3Hg6pY
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4bbSiRSc0
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMlWuWjIB2
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfThuIX3o3
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRdoTPZrfa
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq8QEVMNE1
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyulC5vfvUH
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7TSzNGPTt
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYFswZDius
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6KwoUdI1W
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I must at all cost keep him awake.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOne4QOECA
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long must I wait?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE1GQ7fVPL
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQhjCXLbJM
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"Not that long baby I promise."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuzBBlYFR6
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH4n9FDjML
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu1JJhKKSV
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJi6t3C7ur
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzxuTSyjAL
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq77Y4PG3U9
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I frown at him.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAYWR9FFzP
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"Don't say that."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydM33fJjK1
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAr3WOqbWL
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I gasp.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AlUpMsa8G
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"Jere stop!"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcMWXg744l
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He goes on.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevkkk0usqZ
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt86QRahINj
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ9r8kQcbX
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6oCeIzMFs
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOgXpNcxdU
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTKuI5oetU
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"I won't."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDGLTV3m1v
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He obeys, watching me soberly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoimtF11EXj
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vWVb9484r
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2t1pGy3XP
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp2un6DJbz
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSzvT4oitw
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EaWUHNJSr
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT2CrImiyD
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpqp0RxjlH
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He tries to nod but he can't.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAP7OMPZKXM
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYigkmK7ye
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkETRxhHtv8
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He looks up into mine.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpUwe4eNxB
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SxKZFsbbj
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"Stay awake." I tell him.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡockH7PlnY5
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm3s0Sy8XM
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfRJQNceH0
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9qYBuAdRo
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He doesn't reply.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMYn8mIYSW
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGLG3ZJM8O
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlQVKidVVL
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGWRSchMys
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His eyes blink open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUQpniU7XK
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQI3USdE5zN
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlDTj0hGZV
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoDhMXBjvA
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZkEoGXQvE
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"Kiss me," he repeats.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOJjO7Yptn
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrf6dHxz1Y
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFTRMSIYqh
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gE7WgLsV4
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw5B8An8ar
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QPXAV4xRp
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLc3Y2mieN
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Electricity races through me and lingers.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxc1F3omxM
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYF5kE2lvI
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RKwSMdcob
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjya5Bsdj9V
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi2JLBCj4P
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd6oQfR7mL
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"Jeremy?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRi9ho4dIE
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I shake my head, not believing.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96yur0I72r
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2DYxhCmLm
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfYvGAmjPC
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9LP54F67d
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me. 722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVhgmmmLtt
