"You could die at any moment."208Please respect copyright.PENANAitRirgn5rA
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.208Please respect copyright.PENANAIAqP64a3Gc
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.208Please respect copyright.PENANA7u7XTyYWab
A deafening screech.208Please respect copyright.PENANACzV7Fl0VMw
Glass shattering.208Please respect copyright.PENANAVy3VgUyvEY
Lights flashing.208Please respect copyright.PENANA6hvcOWTlZL
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.208Please respect copyright.PENANAcShOPqYGIE
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?208Please respect copyright.PENANAWUc86C9Rll
It always is. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAnL76JZtxCp
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAtViyZhm8te
Yeah. It must be. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAJcZQv3rw61
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 208Please respect copyright.PENANAiTpQQ6vuBQ
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.208Please respect copyright.PENANAwksFydUA7D
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.208Please respect copyright.PENANA0641CHekpC
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAbOAOm4J6YO
Not a good sign.208Please respect copyright.PENANADtNN1cttko
Fear started growing within me.208Please respect copyright.PENANAGfddJm4HEE
When are the police coming?208Please respect copyright.PENANAysCJnYxklx
Is this really the end?208Please respect copyright.PENANAbCa2a8Tfk9
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.208Please respect copyright.PENANAoAu3LtNBJn
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.208Please respect copyright.PENANA2PoAwk2jbM
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAIj9cgx8jzO
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?208Please respect copyright.PENANAyi466zBn7E
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.208Please respect copyright.PENANAaUj5Hl8o5n
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.208Please respect copyright.PENANAogh3yAniqP
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 208Please respect copyright.PENANATqetEfQX4Y
Would he even be found?208Please respect copyright.PENANA2ffoQf8oIv
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.208Please respect copyright.PENANAQUgyTQZ94f
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 208Please respect copyright.PENANADmsk579Pep
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.208Please respect copyright.PENANAbjAOtaCzpx
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 208Please respect copyright.PENANANAaJAJhbU0
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.208Please respect copyright.PENANAJelUM1F4S3
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He was always waiting.208Please respect copyright.PENANAvqRBA4z9hY
Waiting for me to come home.208Please respect copyright.PENANA5nAVc45NqG
Waiting for me to feed him.208Please respect copyright.PENANAxov9aRl7TA
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.208Please respect copyright.PENANAd2jk0obTt7
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.208Please respect copyright.PENANArpUanxZviQ
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAz97aFu3ByZ
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 208Please respect copyright.PENANAmomQLnRmKU
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."208Please respect copyright.PENANAFJr8jDFc5S
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!208Please respect copyright.PENANAm4NJGkoUn9
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