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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5LCuhsa9J
He's shaking underneath my grasp.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLz7ztbeCvW
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BMBglEiqn
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyiFC0qjam
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I smile bitterly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzKm3LYKMe
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBW4AShTUKq
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaF0pmiihX
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEguxKQpjvy
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEljmwHQkS
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqZO6vQchv
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLX2XjHjGVZ
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTdpltVho5
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa8aKFxF2U
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUYPWKy5M4
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZvPryClcb
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I must at all cost keep him awake.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaZymBcVOm
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64GnxsC1IP
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx1fHhBzyy
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"Not that long baby I promise."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aYr6ezCkc
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeox31kaBpq
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuVEW6KlWM
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXALvPVmGU
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4rIweaXVx
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpKYBuLOOI
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I frown at him.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtGrTYlEUO
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"Don't say that."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh2QoRDxoW
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0472d6B4p
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I gasp.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYzAODHnQv
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"Jere stop!"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQSuOSNKlT
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He goes on.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpxhr66PWN
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrRG9c8MsN
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7h9hvRqox
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeJpBsitaL
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2wcTy408N
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6jGj62TFF
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"I won't."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh25LmAuw7a
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He obeys, watching me soberly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKvDS883Fq
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrBmWUJBiR
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XCstTJ1NG
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjpWRRJ40G
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT7GOzVqOc
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg3jaaW6QO
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0TSeFmlxy
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AYZbbxPsd
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He tries to nod but he can't.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HRKhc9m0f
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwP7mwEnM7
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEFqaJM4y2
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He looks up into mine.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eupD6Z9yO
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0Vgz4Kv5q
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"Stay awake." I tell him.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobKWDCQgSI
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO254nWYoaq
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX0HxTDrn4
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnzdDgnSEE
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He doesn't reply.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFzfu7FTIl
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1oJyKyq8v
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZKbcPAelO
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yXuKztBkW
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rT6j2UfAx
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vKh3WhL4q
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYaf9lT8fj
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTbSlR3XWk
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK3QvXfmBI
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"Kiss me," he repeats.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TqVrQeWLQ
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZ8Yk4VCiF
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv8BjPbxjL
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdfAycIBHg
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe1LLCZsLj
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5N7DeoKuk
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB73kGq0sKN
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Electricity races through me and lingers.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZBnZVXThQ
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Gx9Vcb4EN
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro3faMdix2
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2c80V610P
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjtkTJcUfp
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxIH6XuykX
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"Jeremy?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnUc6h3Dtg
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I shake my head, not believing.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBKQD3bmXn
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PLT6L3Egl
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3icnQFoCuE
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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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v6DKxQewZ
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
