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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGaE49pBVh
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"You didn't deserve that."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx5SeX0G6D
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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."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqrN7JQvmE
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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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQVPF2c5kO
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe17q1as2B
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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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZDl10LDsC
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"Are you hungry?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFStVJmXIlR
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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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0phE7kyWxL
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So I said yes.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdcAypQgex
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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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdxewYffcO
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZVhAGRNKC
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpT2RjlAgw
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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."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjKeZxXabW
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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.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySLQ04uQuw
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"You've been following me?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ReVsOjHp8
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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." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTlwI8MDhS
