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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPv9hSLnVS
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeLQpOrHi3
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3JVinA7ag
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLzVtIVJZH
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I smile bitterly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcU4hsry76
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXbhuh8VG8
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDyy5zFFp4
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh6k7Kqesn
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡov2LHfSZzS
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuyNkN5FPn
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQRS8mgfTG
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXBkW21wR3
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhtFezaPNK
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cgTOqGcB1
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZytMmmDd4
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABceFlUmy4
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8eQbXz3r2
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmrcvdgSJA
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"Not that long baby I promise."1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O5mBQviHY
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNH015WbOO
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS20cWG7qei
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis1LCShFLv
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvUNPyJAzA
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGgODYV6hy
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I frown at him.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN2fynhQ7O
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"Don't say that."1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3XtkDT8wH
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KAbn9T0Wg
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I gasp.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3pjRNoZ2p
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"Jere stop!"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvJ7GOAMrO
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He goes on.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMNK2LzQyC
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YA0tV7so3
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTkon760FG
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWo4KpNXA5u
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriX5iZa01K
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNUMAwPovu
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"I won't."1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9q9qii6LV
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgtVuqxJLz
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzSAcIIveM
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQMxUn1sdE
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG9CRKtgF3
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVzliLxXSk
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7wQhoc9ou
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcyXayNzrv
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtrJL0qBlI
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He tries to nod but he can't.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZYBVXM8hC
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqvP01AbDV
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW5YfMgqzs
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He looks up into mine.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcZQPGmhjS
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqIwqpnex0
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY1ozaT3eQ
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEGLT2NtTe
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2fA84wbvF
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbca2HrJjRA
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He doesn't reply.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFpglwfwq3
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPZXl42fYi
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLEjqYhK2m
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5LBSrvFUX
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kftPAIdHP
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNe9FhYuBJ
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagPmMRm04K
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtucMhMhi3R
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC8b87iOtZ
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66xY2zCbVn
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E3IvvAKgu
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEN00ApNI0
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sPi5xTAJT
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbjLYb2JGh
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoQYk8uZwP
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBDqBLlmdY
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa36oYFF2j
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCra1DhaFeP
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr9PuxTgVs
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsEN3f0row
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OJZeigC2U
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXEXhjiXCe
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"Jeremy?"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIUdKh3XxT
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I shake my head, not believing.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7sEzFa8p7
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9z9bnNWbIH
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGfUhr9ZLU
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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.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmS447EtRWb
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1044Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvNIvWKDqX
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