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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nPKkq9rkZ
He's shaking underneath my grasp.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDhnrrYa7K
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPhGNccHTD
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfO4E0hgeY
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I smile bitterly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNahFrU37O
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbmmlr0axY
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xLBU6MWol
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YdkiQv960
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5peAmuhap
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cv3A68v5U
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIs1GvPm8M
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfNPgQadE5
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN79KS3EuRP
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiobAdVE3b0
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsCBqDgHo2
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I must at all cost keep him awake.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx6WCdrB67
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HDkffaxVQ
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2ou6zLQlV
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"Not that long baby I promise."766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvi0KoqT20
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E6XUIG2Xd
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaW5TAOVCM
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKfqBzXTy5
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGnXv5TpPh
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WfDMrQNUO
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I frown at him.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWZ5vz7IPO
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"Don't say that."766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAQdpksisX
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazJan4V7YB
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I gasp.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBQir8ETYS
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"Jere stop!"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJYAb0Bfgz
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He goes on.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieFYEmn0Cm
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOxbUZJRdI
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd42b31YgA
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cFUgn1QCY
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSTmz0WoUu
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqQbMwi3Yw
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"I won't."766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeeI0eABNz
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He obeys, watching me soberly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnTpAeBFpy
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCwuTZs76s
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnQNjzFv62
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcOQNCwz15
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHChPiOnsZd
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4VWiiaf3H
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLTxX7dIUL
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOnpQFu4Qg
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He tries to nod but he can't.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngKOoEkaCF
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMD58aHgzA
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pBTf9pWsH
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He looks up into mine.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKTxGTP616
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvA87YbLiF
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"Stay awake." I tell him.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePAxzQ3Xcs
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8p9CMpiXR
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT7IMR1VeA
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7pyjqtUkn
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He doesn't reply.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7AlA8gbmV
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfclTJiAMI4
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06n8oLcfYj
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlAX6GWXta
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7VTIPoBmc
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPHrSn7Vfx
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2S813OIUC
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjoJBNum7W
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssPdOU0A20
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"Kiss me," he repeats.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZWwfc1Q50
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnZRJ2rxQd
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyQ6vk97ro
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw70gtRIID1
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Vr2YKBhQ
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpzRI4SKX1
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzZEjfOCUI
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Electricity races through me and lingers.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHmv8tbkMV
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkSgx9b7Yy
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvWzrHIyub
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9mhzyMzJh
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqmBS7lsRB
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA69MOnvXsR
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"Jeremy?"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvvqzjAUbz
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I shake my head, not believing.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffO9KARIQH
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryHKdO0pkw
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4yrL1UjRG
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOaDLArkPd
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
