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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWmAu4D4QF
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"You didn't deserve that."175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtC19a5p8FL
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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."175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40G43knx5U
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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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aM4veu1jH
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRRrfsviKE
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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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYzc3u8uSP
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"Are you hungry?"175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdAMg5rOFU
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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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4I7DcCqR
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So I said yes.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPinN5q2v2
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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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWK6DNi5WJy
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kRBBynUgC
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAKhobpDZH
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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."175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEmnFAINRM
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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.175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF9Qy9iuuC
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"You've been following me?"175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIkwQdZy2n
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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." 175Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQOOq3mD6i
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