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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNPGz5qGhj
He's shaking underneath my grasp.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrLa41eMFf
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJtP4M77uE
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObsLk3326g
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I smile bitterly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekiey0Dpa5
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWdppvNKQv
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02LxWKWRMG
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvshN6Lzrf
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHdUL8huiq
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUPPPR5dWb
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYo6a5CXDc
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3TDCiIfda
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHwClrkU01
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGmyF68qPa
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1jFphghDy
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I must at all cost keep him awake.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTYcMTzXUu
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDfHn0H2GV
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzDmOgLrUY
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"Not that long baby I promise."834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuQ7Zkw2Zi
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsTsrY5Svq
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDcGZxEAxr
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWN29Q4DE1
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyAYv1v7WS
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqRcAh0OAx
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I frown at him.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgauNbTHum
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"Don't say that."834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXyvnnGyvG
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9NWk3imIc
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I gasp.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARh4HK6pJE
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"Jere stop!"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zmSnWSD3l
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He goes on.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0eO00I72d
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXJCuaw3A2
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qkg7QUlQ7
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeZ5WT1Z92
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFIR6KVxB5
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMdPlLqLVv
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"I won't."834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ssIZCc5Si
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He obeys, watching me soberly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcSir66l7o
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbEMUlbpBo
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9A86QnG5AF
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GUfrtCWwu
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OOIaOC98H
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZKIOcLTJG
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP8rDlbLSG
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TpIJgmxY7
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He tries to nod but he can't.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmkU4Boy7j
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJxAvkuvJP
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycHD0vEQ6n
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He looks up into mine.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpqpFhQbzF
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDoz8lXF0g
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"Stay awake." I tell him.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HdhAl95RV
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduH7TRg296
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYY03GtnPM
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFstWb1mg3
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He doesn't reply.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pE3ncPBoz
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGUydnXiY6
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOv6cfL89X
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNurufqNyn7
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdYExZhpo3
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uLjDwPYFa
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WK3ZFYuy4
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoy7eTY09Y
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPNuGFLJqd
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"Kiss me," he repeats.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZYsg1M1M7
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDoRJtMSUj
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHV7pmB65h
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy88lP1NGAn
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGsPNLbB9N
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQd1553MOE
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOlMf1Y4ep
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Electricity races through me and lingers.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQyEqO1t0P
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhKZmoYsrm
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixM8Pg1rQC
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6zJHmGv9n
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7ZN7P2jkV
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyVTe0X9B5
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"Jeremy?"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoW4DMiyN38
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I shake my head, not believing.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRxjbEQYwV
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttbVpFquyP
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7un4gcTL3j
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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.834Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeHSBQudKt
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
