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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKoAiHBgXz
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"You didn't deserve that."515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3TpBUmbb0
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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."515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HQLxo4Wa0
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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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ndaatX6o3
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfWIihVTDN
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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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzZmGAiRue
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"Are you hungry?"515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6lLoLNZEf
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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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLdAWnOHPM
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So I said yes.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NntYe55Go
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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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpHX7pkxfv
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHqU3bjWsv
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWXVYuyWMl
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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."515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1poZzjcJcH
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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.515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DEfxL8vrC
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"You've been following me?"515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjuNTJHR2j
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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." 515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIvfMGBdUD
