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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMlJuQc5Ko
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLL1z53SiI
"You didn't deserve that."534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqtv6XmUzC
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtX0anaDiW
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."534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfHw8JscwH
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W0phLLTUu
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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpBQd0II3Z
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXV72ZRpAIu
"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGtz4X4dKf
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRBK3DGuDc
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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsNLGuC0iz
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzMmaHmuIJ
"Are you hungry?"534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVucm6mwEN
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi1PWUD9rL
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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gxhqbuTsT
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6so8GBRzqj
So I said yes.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6c2lP00JX
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qQF9mQFoc
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZskAgyZdYJ
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrSt9NrBP9
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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBZCW41oHv
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgWoV3CoTA
"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5regyFFUVR
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwogiD9sxam
"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9BZz3XTvd
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgYl4nRsqo
"Your problem," he said, enunciating the word problem. "Your secret. Why you go to see Dallas Alder after school almost every day."534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbnR8POX9A
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCbFvmrMHX
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.534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfUZ0CBCQc
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrLUd3M8kJ
"You've been following me?"534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0nuhCox0p
534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknGwsJjsVv
"No," Jude said, shaking his head. He handed me a napkin. "I've seen you there because I'm a patient, too." 534Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAarOmQSFo1
