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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmKJFw9PES
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"You didn't deserve that."337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAqA4uUY1r
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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."337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj1I40Y0i1
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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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoQFMo5VuU
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAXf8t2i3l
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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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLgK9BBEFm
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"Are you hungry?"337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2vNiRegnd
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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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqae2BodKQ
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So I said yes.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrnlJg3edf
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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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxMitJEzjx
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsHVvylgzZ
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSdCuGfGLo
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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."337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu50dmx8uS
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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.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0CIiCxsic
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"You've been following me?"337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeqBAt1k2S
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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." 337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftOeCkVtd1
