Jude had come after me, and he was standing beside me when I started to shake me head furiously. I fisted my hands into my hair, fully prepared to rip out chunks, when his hands covered mine and he looked into my tear-streaked face. Slowly, he released my hands from my hand and held them, a frown on his face.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFbxp55Y2R
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB08KBH3PI
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"I know him," I said, looking at the picture of the flyer. "His name is Jared Davis. He's Christian's best friend."555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUpkpfUdkk
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I couldn't believe that this, any of it, was happening. I realized, then, that I hadn't seen Jared for the last few days at school. It didn't even occur to me that he might have gone missing, either. All of the nightmares I was having revolved around someone dying. I only had one option left: I had to stay awake.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZd1NfLBNH
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0khtvhme8W
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"It's not like I have a choice," I told him, stepping away from the window. I pressed my fingers to my temple, trying to ease the dull pain I felt. "Can we go somewhere else?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAOomgB1dS
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49Vfc3DuSj
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBEd1ebl9N
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Jude smiled.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLWuLwedeL
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Behind Jude's house was a lake surrounded by woods. He took me there and we sat on top of a log, talking about my nightmares, our families, and finally, the reason why he moved to Alpena.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEPs7ltEIJ
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"My parents wanted to be closer to my sister," he said. He wasn't looking at me when he said this, but out into the water, like it would reply back.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y2pT7a267
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"Oh, you have a sister?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDIHiWmabD
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4K8jwOhOI
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I didn't know what to say. The only other person I knew who had lost a family member was Christian, and he rarely talked about it with anyone.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbiL4DYpyq
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIk5RNRbjj
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"Of course you didn't know. But don't apologize. It was a long time ago." He leaned back slightly, perhaps stretching, his eyes on me the entire time. "So, these nightmares, when did they start?"555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdanczezuJS
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwJJcqrF1o
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ326h0HioNK
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl1ShqahKS
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Jude nodded and surprised me by putting an arm around my shoulders. We stayed like that for awhile, until he cleared his throat and spoke again.555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1yoXTP0QP
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 555Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0hYIYFrhQ
