Jude stayed with me in the school parking lot after Christian drove off. We just sat on the swings in the back, not speaking for the longest time. Finally, when he spoke, his voice was edged.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAReOEhJW2
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"You didn't deserve that."536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy2VyGuGTC
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I shifted slightly and shook my head. "This is the first time he's ever pushed me away. I just want to be there for him."536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6mJYGPePM
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The wind had picked up, rushing around us, feeling cool against my skin. The silence returned, then, and all I could hear now was the chirping of a bird and the noises of a nearby squirrel.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaWeptQDwL
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSZtV9JtS6
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I frowned as I watched him start to swing, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the chain tighter. When I thought he was high enough to jump off, he came back down and dug his feet into the dirt to stop himself. Then he moved his hair from his eyes and turned toward me.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCOaGXWFSb
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"Are you hungry?"536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqtafEreaY
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Part of me knew I shouldn't have answered, that I should have changed the subject to anything else, but I was appreciating the comfort he was giving me.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlItKMW6d8v
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So I said yes.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBGeWnIAk0
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Sitting in a coffee shop with someone who was not my boyfriend (I use the term loosely at this moment), wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not sure what I expected, actually. I guess I thought it would be awkward and I'd want to leave. I didn't. Leaving would require driving and passing Christian's house, something I didn't want to do right now.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FAzad3iz0
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2IF7FLsUx
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2S3JmJY2Bz
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"Your problem," he said, enunciating the word problem. "Your secret. Why you go to see Dallas Alder after school almost every day."536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3epXCGmAC
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I swallowed a mouthful of coffee at the wrong time, and when I heard his last words, I started to cough. When I stopped, my eyes widened in his direction.536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuvuT9M9zl
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"You've been following me?"536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OmJTcvAFN
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"No," Jude said, shaking his head. He handed me a napkin. "I've seen you there because I'm a patient, too." 536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DY4CIN4P0
