"You could die at any moment."363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyxITC3RGL
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.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebaNivo5pU
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jWP6iuhX7
A deafening screech.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfr7eDTIJMn
Glass shattering.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjHo7zt8GI
Lights flashing.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaf6sq486B
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA71eRtbSrZ
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?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMOD9RpeX7
It always is. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5YZltZFSh
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeyYmY0pxl
Yeah. It must be. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFZJ9qKFUy
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? 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxYKRvgqdk
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqe9Ux3Dse
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNSRvZ3Wik
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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpicgkPZ5M
Not a good sign.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwpM1Wa8l6
Fear started growing within me.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7OHf2jXLv
When are the police coming?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixlPrfeAah
Is this really the end?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy26sEfQpMc
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.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLYJdnvdew
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.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvGzek1okr
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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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E51uqQN88
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHg4N9GPif
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRadIKzrUoC
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.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7S4sUcBZIm
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCSWS8vUbE
Would he even be found?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHHBCxtMGf
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs3UUSnshF
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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsnGykk6k4
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOUJIKKsmg
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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7j2kQi3gW
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.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFpy8IKjkt
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He was always waiting.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtBqfoX0Cx
Waiting for me to come home.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6r92dxxXd
Waiting for me to feed him.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfqzJ1DKmC
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDySp2H4L6I
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HLXJwAkmC
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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7TG7kPtC5
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. 363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPefpzqfXaB
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9Md6WEka7
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR472CQYFNL
[A Japanese manga]
