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Before the last class let out, I was stopped at the door by Veronica and Claire. They had been two of Cassie's friends, the other half of her otherwise horrible exterior, and had been giving me looks for days.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz88Eb2w4EM
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"We have to talk to you," Veronica said. "It's important."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFs5ktWRw0
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"It couldn't possibly be," I said, rolling my eyes. "The two of you have never had anything important or nice to say to me in four years. So what is it?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStc5bX3RtM
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"It's about Cassie," Claire offered kindly, stepping forward. She looked extremely sad at the mention of her friend. "She didn't hate you, you know. She put on an act and she wanted you to know that before she was--"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcS2ZxkYFn
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"I guess you didn't go to the funeral," Veronica muttered. "But why would you when you thought she hated you? Maybe you should have gone, Kendall, that way you'd have known the truth."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13gpMLOcYC
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"What are you talking about?" I asked, annoyed.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTAeRYm9Cc
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Claire spoke next, her voice tight, small.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnNycQfxXF
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"Cassie's mom told us that Cassie wrote a bunch of letters before she died, to the people she had hurt in her lifetime, and she wanted you to have this."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5twYAv1D89
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When Claire passed me an envelope, I stared at it before putting it in my pocket. All I wanted now was to get out of this room, to get as far away from these people as I could. I didn't want to be reminded about Cassie Winter's death, because I thought about it every time I closed my eyes at night.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD3GIa7mJl
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So I left.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXqssVtM9K
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On the way out into the parking lot, after being pushed by several students because they couldn't just wait to leave, a hand fell on my shoulder. It gripped tightly at first, whirling me around. I spun and faced a pair of forest green eyes.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvCWpv1YoL
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Jude dropped his hand and frowned. "Didn't you hear me calling you?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY5CokWtHC
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"No," I said, shaking my head.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WSPeZfQIg
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"In your own world, huh?" He smiled. "Mind if I join you there?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PxPPYeBeU
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"You wouldn't like my world," I told him, and it was true. He wouldn't do well there. "It's full of horrible things."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39RpmbDLS1
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"Like monsters?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFvlzhJ9os
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I suddenly wished the only thing in my world that I had to worry about were monsters. Before I said another word, an arm went around my waist, pulling me close. I inhaled the scent of cinnamon.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fEz8K016b
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"Hey," Christian said roughly into my ear.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT7qR0Qbiu
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"Hi," I said, winding my own arm around his body. I stared into his hazel eyes, but they weren't looking at me.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK3NZjLszK
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"Hello, Christian," Jude said softly, inclining his head politely. "How are you today?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXEKijcN38
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"Not so well. You see, there's this annoying little prick in front of my eyes and it's hard to make it go away. Do you think you can help me with that?" His lips twisted into a nasty smirk.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG8YECY8I5
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I reached up and pinched the back on his neck with my nails, making him wince.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQhaSe3mWJ
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"Sorry," I told Jude, "but we have to go. I need to get Christian home before he contracts any more of the asshole disease."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BhX4064ia
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Jude let out a small laugh. "I think he's already caught more than that, darling."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBq32nrToq
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Christian's body tensed and he made a low growling noise in the back of his throat. Before he could do any permanent damage, I gripped his wrist and pulled him out the door. When we were finally close to our cars, I glared at him.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4WDvXNZFS
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"You're so rude. What is wrong with you?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqwE1NeGrb
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There was a hard, unkind way he was looking at me.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYCNxpwBX8
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"I don't want to get into this now, Scott, I just want to go home."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZ0f8cl89A
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I shifted uncomfortably, more from his tone than anything else. I glanced at him. "What time are we meeting later?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9yRKNfYpI
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He frowned and shook his head. "I don't think it's a good idea right now."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwq6SGYh0e
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"Why not?" I asked, my lips twitching. "If it's because of Jude, it's a stupid reason."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuk37M0RTr
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"It's not," Christian said, sighing. "There's just some stuff going on that I need to figure out and I can't do that with you around. I'm sorry."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx9N3GdFF3
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I stood, watching him get into his car, then I turned around to leave, tears blurring my vision. Jude was standing behind me with his hand outstretched. Something in me worked on its own and I walked toward him.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXhfcr6LF4
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