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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOrPyeZNYd
He's shaking underneath my grasp.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDifVAoLaBU
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4YzaPQOXA
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZvI5lk2yf
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I smile bitterly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJs2Ogj2EHo
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHX7VcqIvp
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMo8ezPFv2
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWRte4zTYk
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ILowRZyEH
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j7e9u3Mz5
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi2GOVr0H4
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbkEHsIIuN
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fnOC9rPtz
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVNeNmBnSx
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5MFfckEhg
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I must at all cost keep him awake.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74gKHf7Yj5
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzJ3u2UdR9
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1Oo5Rno82
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"Not that long baby I promise."750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdAj8BuyyD
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZkh79X22h
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOStqN2Ita
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblxvNSrddZ
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6waJA4MDq
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkypOFQkJN
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I frown at him.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqrryAWQhe
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"Don't say that."750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG2WKPzTKt
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlQcIENKFY
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I gasp.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU64jLzgVat
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"Jere stop!"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl2gJZyBFX
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He goes on.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOefLocnrG
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuUxDFKaLf
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylgjV58DZu
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUMGsuB3BA
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22gdJlDH9c
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFSANUb4wa
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"I won't."750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw75z7XTSm
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He obeys, watching me soberly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG33EN6BRg
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWq0cd3mfy
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMw9E2ECt2
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEYiQ8zW0F
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gfvl7h9MN
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXI30Qg7vgf
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tDa0mwF6x
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f10oJPRFV
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He tries to nod but he can't.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2qX9PQvUk
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKFXSsoVGX
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63vAoEhgev
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He looks up into mine.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhz1YpN66t
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRNpusEt2r
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"Stay awake." I tell him.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtD1o05PWq
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ4LvyT2O2
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGrx3mlZwO
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCleUIvQjs
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He doesn't reply.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcLCNgaqpJ
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUbh3QMc4m
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbHPXaMtOq
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5ktxCD5k1
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tiAUjDbJh
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIakUu8j8nx
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRTtdbSVlR
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0FIxVZNLo
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSM78to1Kf
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"Kiss me," he repeats.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvMX5k6aBJ
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4EZJEtnUE
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFyorGwesX
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdWP0N0qYY
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3vxOb9pQs
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZddPHVfQPs
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaoIyWrh4h
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Electricity races through me and lingers.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0ZH40EmDh
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwedA9NmMAy
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFrYKZ75gq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Jt4UJik7E
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15o0fxGqtW
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdehDFof0x
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"Jeremy?"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn6qfx7wG1
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I shake my head, not believing.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICFrXWVuGs
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5MSoIfMBB
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5tbnl4IGZ
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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.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8HTfIDCfG
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
