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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ypCYIch3
He's shaking underneath my grasp.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0lE69nUDY
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhu0RUzi56
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3vwIyzW1Z
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I smile bitterly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvFe9hncXo
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0sfzge3LT
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuiZggtYxL
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt3syX5D3h
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu67l5Z2yVw
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h9TQHnaL9
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbb0gSvIu6
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoY0YVxOUu
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE8AweNwDg
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8CM2pLu3t
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDmJqLPMvh
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I must at all cost keep him awake.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Sb0flaRo7
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTfHbRuRlm
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSjp5nOelw
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"Not that long baby I promise."885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PyxGaPonI
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaTFOQOFj0
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9fKDRNK8A
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyzG83FnRq
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8NtYZ9eW0
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUV5PCKtUc
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I frown at him.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVypavLZlMC
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"Don't say that."885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TArkD81va
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMflkzM1iy
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I gasp.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0KQhPmyK9
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"Jere stop!"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb0vuMH9N2
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He goes on.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Oj4g08sB9
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqkwzo2p0z
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ9w5AayZI
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmw6XWij3g1
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW15acRNGT
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt24teAbfR1
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"I won't."885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnEC17TQHg
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He obeys, watching me soberly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Jdyd8ZDOU
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iNAjLT3Wv
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8af00GfhQ
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWuHqliMeT
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYFGBLQGOI
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeu1E126dv
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8tQToGLqR
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjnZhieumM
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He tries to nod but he can't.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E3LKtTPR8
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2sggGhfGV
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7JMZQp9vE
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He looks up into mine.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIlueW9adr
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tlffd7k2R
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"Stay awake." I tell him.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZTRFadhx9
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7lgbaM61u
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UuL3vO6dp
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVwtuWJG2K
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He doesn't reply.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1WdmBFu8D
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtNBh3xwLN
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt3xb6ZLmw
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98K5BMui28
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdLs3xAteQ
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZgd9SJ6E1
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmtcpj83nu
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG2pOZQqjH
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYUfRhK9Hm
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"Kiss me," he repeats.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQrOYVZs1h
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47zpzUtZoZ
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe60hZUbX2P
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZgYWv9eyD
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA0KITMuWD
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvn0yfvYp5
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9Va6b61Z0
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Electricity races through me and lingers.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf29yDRkn9
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeEHijsAaQ
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6bDvRfCZ6
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xb6oKuLkG
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxQzC65XX6
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI7ujBWqiW
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"Jeremy?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdaZ1R1YMi
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I shake my head, not believing.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBjrmPR3Vz
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y4PEuC2tI
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgervGBhdXg
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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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJMxw2NvZ3
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
