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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhMb2PleNb
He's shaking underneath my grasp.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqtaCONfZ8
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT5mOMLuN9
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09Iv6rpCt7
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I smile bitterly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioavg0K5Wm
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey7eht2Ev1
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUl4dTjmls
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcgKyUFjLy
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsu7tkNRir
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1g2YS0pVQ
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N50YhC2zK
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp5Lk59Po2
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUfSKExFX1
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2o3eUkulZ
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi48dsjsHg
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I must at all cost keep him awake.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcQC0wFTUv
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5lBcwr6dN
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl1JG6FgRb
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"Not that long baby I promise."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzNDOA9X4j
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G0bVl8g8v
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCehWtn7ALt
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMCQpxujKY
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomuZkg2Zja
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSncN5MFrc5
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I frown at him.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l6hXgpNJj
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"Don't say that."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpRmgm5mk4
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfdjqa9Ma9
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I gasp.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rGp6kpH3e
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"Jere stop!"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXJ9LNDPZc
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He goes on.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ih6kB5wkC
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT0l1rCjra
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cSPIkyxxF
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Uz8oz5OOO
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM42yq1hhS
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBgXRxigvy
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"I won't."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH5v1qRGYD
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He obeys, watching me soberly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYfYPnMh4F
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzGWgxTOet
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiTFTdTufR
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6yZZYMVdj
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGG29B5u1m
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP5LhwsCnQ
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYfiV5icRG
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihSkPdEKjH
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He tries to nod but he can't.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQtXjCQYuX
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAjNAzUkEH
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3RHWvpJ3H
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He looks up into mine.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkxdbBXZgi
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKC88xHUPP
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"Stay awake." I tell him.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulgHzgmgcH
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fkQV8fghB
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsNKBpiOCY
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUSFt9BQKk
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He doesn't reply.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmHps43KYa
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7BQlOJtd4
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoWwMxprT0
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWiAg3ASd0
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJYjP5wtSO
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIfBZ8If8W
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWm2FF4DcLN
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgAwZSRgVP
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZXTN0bx7V
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"Kiss me," he repeats.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05z3tyMKL9
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoRDs6As1k
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0AKhUZHp8
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44Lb5OxfBU
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKzGIApZcI
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSq1fs36Nj
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaYzqyuLpJ
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Electricity races through me and lingers.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Qvww1sbz
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wcJvGg1lT
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46OvDf2VOo
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTFvRgUhL8
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2l1nkeYtyE
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHL1YMU6cH
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"Jeremy?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjuVtTRSdm
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I shake my head, not believing.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuA3l6c9Tb
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeSCgeVjrQ
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PkRuP2rqE
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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.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUbWvsSvae
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1ogi2q5Vg
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