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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOanUCipYXg
He's shaking underneath my grasp.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObd44ZXxin
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEMO5J0spW
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKJFaJoDBt
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I smile bitterly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyG2RChs8u
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKr2zU4uRa
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlCLtOupn2
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3uWcbFuen
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHXQdJ4PkR
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDF9cVNIxb
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm9KhxGjsJ
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJkpmhYOGh
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtt77IJhSAi
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz9ZZP4nUV
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabPB6q8CJ1
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I must at all cost keep him awake.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRcfNVwRLE
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBT1WjCam2m
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca1gvCdVu8
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"Not that long baby I promise."892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs1uZy5CO2
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTzGK4Zjta
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1lbjHUfvl
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jSzxvCe2U
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD8hZPGfsV
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdruOwvLY31
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I frown at him.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9t9XQH0H2
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"Don't say that."892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQrwfwb85w
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcEZZDKQim
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I gasp.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBkn6f60Zr
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"Jere stop!"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDhrIozaiT
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He goes on.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6xsNrF4cO
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqLJldX3Im
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxhJMVKyYi
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1GohGcvic
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDyMRrLlNP
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYdaX2j6cG
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"I won't."892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkI6AiE4OqX
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He obeys, watching me soberly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3Oq7loRtQ
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdcySC1GsQ
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZr2s4v4lY
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEJ9oiFNGi
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJjFmQRsw0
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRvxGnPeyh
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3UUjYfqIs
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqV1rxXAMr
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He tries to nod but he can't.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqEWEE5A6z
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjgjavwV2K
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTEpz2TG52
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He looks up into mine.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FCHOCzFzZ
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA4feLr5ck
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"Stay awake." I tell him.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBQTYUzfG8
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVx0OMl2fY
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcl0GWp6d3
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9bCCKfESw
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He doesn't reply.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT9iiAEi75
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqLYliRRC1
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAEBlYc0CD
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVJS5zok9T
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNz0WXIG2R
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBluG5Q68D
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9sF6aJbs0
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgqoxLyjaj
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEppsZKiho
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"Kiss me," he repeats.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43k4z1Mpvz
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwALvd1vGg
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyvazANPLG
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC2BXVTbKt
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhGjDmM2WG
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDtDM70jqL
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnS3sQDD63
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Electricity races through me and lingers.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAr2C2vWQG
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapvMLZOWlN
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsYseA13Zo
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGqymtgXyp
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8sbGXe8bc
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wgYbcpYCk
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"Jeremy?"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpsnIi3Wmp
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I shake my head, not believing.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LZFLEgv4U
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6evROIl4C
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpb0V2Kx6j
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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.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YZN1CziFA
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.892Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyRDpe2xqU
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