"You could die at any moment."362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRGI7KKWm1
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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX32mJN7W2
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXsDYxPsJt
A deafening screech.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGi4U5aikG
Glass shattering.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ7z5OhRcp
Lights flashing.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrhG8GQOSr
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcSoAVNg5e
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?362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLafuIwR50
It always is. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPYKmaJuEQ
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QclUq7FDz
Yeah. It must be. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdc4kTdWcJ
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? 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNtbyRWgMR
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkYfyS5Gag
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoigP3QOEHs
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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15TP1ZQuQk
Not a good sign.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmF5u5GFBV
Fear started growing within me.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrTEOa4afg
When are the police coming?362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjezKlFmBs
Is this really the end?362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc67XxKE4uZ
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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XaCCW5W2L
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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0MRHPL505
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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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR06fW4QBa
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjMEeW2CDb
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc83pS9FVZ
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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKzpbXtJCq
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEykWnS3RJF
Would he even be found?362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUfTK9FLpw
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJycooGyWbE
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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AVYI7e0Mt
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1SpKnxYQb
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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyMYEGwyCD
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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFhqfzv5m3
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He was always waiting.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJsEsAvb6S
Waiting for me to come home.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZRoksWgPM
Waiting for me to feed him.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUEZSojPzH
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLAL3InOc8
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxeaSw63G0
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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iQVIPe7hE
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. 362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyuiDIWmP8
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbZQv9wOfq
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfRmkSwvWC
[A Japanese manga]
