Jude had come after me, and he was standing beside me when I started to shake me head furiously. I fisted my hands into my hair, fully prepared to rip out chunks, when his hands covered mine and he looked into my tear-streaked face. Slowly, he released my hands from my hand and held them, a frown on his face.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirPyPNKspt
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1hBrqggdQ
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"I know him," I said, looking at the picture of the flyer. "His name is Jared Davis. He's Christian's best friend."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjJEefzoVl
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I couldn't believe that this, any of it, was happening. I realized, then, that I hadn't seen Jared for the last few days at school. It didn't even occur to me that he might have gone missing, either. All of the nightmares I was having revolved around someone dying. I only had one option left: I had to stay awake.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAzQ19AEi4
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V21bfKGF7
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"It's not like I have a choice," I told him, stepping away from the window. I pressed my fingers to my temple, trying to ease the dull pain I felt. "Can we go somewhere else?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCIQwE2rAZ
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLPlehcfUg
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIyghw32WD
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Jude smiled.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5iRzouBht
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Behind Jude's house was a lake surrounded by woods. He took me there and we sat on top of a log, talking about my nightmares, our families, and finally, the reason why he moved to Alpena.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEs4xATN2Pq
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"My parents wanted to be closer to my sister," he said. He wasn't looking at me when he said this, but out into the water, like it would reply back.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbAAJAPw51
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"Oh, you have a sister?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngy9VSHRLc
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n8i8Z8DDO
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I didn't know what to say. The only other person I knew who had lost a family member was Christian, and he rarely talked about it with anyone.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CIUU2YYzu
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhfVO3dg4w
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"Of course you didn't know. But don't apologize. It was a long time ago." He leaned back slightly, perhaps stretching, his eyes on me the entire time. "So, these nightmares, when did they start?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFAW6RbZll
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDeqh5dnqw
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnzCg3YND5
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErnUe4Aza3
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Jude nodded and surprised me by putting an arm around my shoulders. We stayed like that for awhile, until he cleared his throat and spoke again.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoQDe0zbOk
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea7UoqCLuw
