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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BXem5Q4Zc
He's shaking underneath my grasp.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EQ49dnkjW
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncjZaloBrw
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEVPedbXpa
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I smile bitterly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoctq5NYv7U
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPEfjzrVzW
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCC8MJ8xu4
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hPlP8E0TG
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV57TWOY6zX
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdyjNa8ucY
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwydtbWTxoW
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn3mF4pg78
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRClA2QlU6
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4uYWpCWNk
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSSJ5hGkQp
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I must at all cost keep him awake.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyNkfKdbNc
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML0b7QepaW
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZHhg7P8DV
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"Not that long baby I promise."926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ETarayG8Q
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHaIzIWVYh
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqBNz8S4su
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3bXT3mK6G
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ5LW2yJWL
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfzNf7dm1P
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I frown at him.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOjpbecLlu
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"Don't say that."926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkCnNb8G7R
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO6Ecvr33w
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I gasp.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4Eur8WRyQ
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"Jere stop!"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViRCZn4aQe
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He goes on.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9fwijqev6
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bZoNRfS2p
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlebH0NbNey
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiufBZMyo2Q
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPRGAXfmcN
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vtwzAFxpY
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"I won't."926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVSBg7qvds
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He obeys, watching me soberly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQL8x9uW4h
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2QTztoei9
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcI1oC42f6
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKuL2P9vFn
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdB6EinYiT
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwYoQy2sV9
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92mYZkTfej
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCakenYRIce
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He tries to nod but he can't.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqhpaEx3RA
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pcAyefIrE
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3O2FH7EVe
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He looks up into mine.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo2oIhEM1j
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPubRnbftLY
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"Stay awake." I tell him.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBjffMIGNO
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACuNRtkKoE
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiJDSApACV
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XcgRylujo
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He doesn't reply.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPjldFG8ip
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBArnUBjrkm
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH6SwJzH67
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiHaymfzhT
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY473nKHGPM
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ1Ra0PAJI
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNldanOvZUg
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshAwqy8ten
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOPaLwxs9a
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"Kiss me," he repeats.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiegt1yAxn
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4599xUjju
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXJK6ZFI0i
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamV0208dRe
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHuMyARxbc
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdUzgXSSlu
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53vvW7nBQC
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Electricity races through me and lingers.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqjaE1zDUz
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspxoMbX0l5
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr6sWGDjBv
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtJSrDdxad
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4ZTt1IgFP
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd2kxTCTeE
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"Jeremy?"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0RndRY9Pq
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I shake my head, not believing.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEoSUxKZPM
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Xx9tTB7TG
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphaxlS67MC
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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.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsTOJrF6ae
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.926Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaCCh6TtEu
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