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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfiEJFVl7K
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F8QExyrwN
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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."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpoaowaxLc
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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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsQwX4JQUX
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZszQKvpSCD
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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?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOWlQZTORE
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmIU6yDSVj
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcgtlTK8Q1
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Jude smiled.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88LYumeddQ
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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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlvwGl1Buv
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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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkns7WDmIx4
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"Oh, you have a sister?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8uepDqMiZ
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxruFS7DD4
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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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYUKq935Hm
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcSWSPpLVb
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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?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c84cRDd9f
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe9Lf2uZzW
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pnSIKFMFk
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EFtx1PyVd
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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.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5slfn4xLnt
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXSaFmIRbS
