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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOvf6Imkzz
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmMXgp6sC0
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOos6O7cfo
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hjnZR0nIW
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I smile bitterly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55gkwahEhe
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWmGnMgMhs
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyz5twdTuz0
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKJ4HiugPk
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjD2ENgFshG
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DRKvWxpbi
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo69LtLgDT
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd65eSxftc
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqu7A2L7x8Z
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKXyNqinQc
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf7XhdAoQZ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyyS89wU20
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ2VI3XcoH
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1IbwVshnH
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"Not that long baby I promise."1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzGaUWEzdr
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6J5TetSvl
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuveOWYiDd
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6cacEEFwV
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdP7YvwKTA
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP4nTNQVYc
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I frown at him.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTKUTtsaXi
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"Don't say that."1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEPJ9L1Lvh
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx8lu9FbiZ
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I gasp.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPBGRdDb77
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"Jere stop!"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1aEFp7UHM
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He goes on.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN9D7CeL4y
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKlAXIYdp8
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlsXzRMoEG
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrXtaUIvi2
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipRSTEqgub
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2VBZpThk4
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"I won't."1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhMF2h28ET
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtJAmalVG7
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRePJqcwL1
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6WNwyoaws
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqH2q2EIkM
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOtrL3yln6
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn6bP4pU4Q
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2wWbtzWjX
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcGZPAigGu
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He tries to nod but he can't.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAPZpbyn3r
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5TM9nXjw1
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdn2vlFYqa
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He looks up into mine.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1IOa3GvQE
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h2wbAHRE1
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RYuBOFTjt
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XKQw8NFTR
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccqmHlPtD0
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSefyi7ydW
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He doesn't reply.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4BG0Gaz0j
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkJWd464Vo
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndArW9bdnY
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRRkgd01eM
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81fil0oHIR
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6e6TktOp4
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIdw4jFVKm
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgW5dMyxns
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kHOzsctQP
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRsa1eldrV
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitDloNrOsR
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlWUy26Fuh
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fZHxn63kt
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU3XEl6PtH
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtrQYiPsk2
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bFDiNxbCF
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXm0bJLAxhi
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsSizT4Bve
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qeUbkkx7u
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmplo1OBpvP
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA9VVwx6Eg
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJndvdICVK
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"Jeremy?"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tmbPdCPJ5
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I shake my head, not believing.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsu0UsiN4Y
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbRcfpp14t
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0lLbbnEiA
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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.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGk3ylDiPr
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1056Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbT4a3p0cP
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