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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzQGwObUQq
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvVSHDBRV1
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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."196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVVbSeSvy0
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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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkjXJQZLI3
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTrfZEmhiU
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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?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew3yn0fx9a
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ23zXrSmW5
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7b350fiXh
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Jude smiled.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23UuT8kTum
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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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJDTi3sdzo
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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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzM0COxhjR
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"Oh, you have a sister?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBHXg0p0Vu
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieYq3E9CSN
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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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9gAuvuLqi
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVs8SHS9Gu
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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?"196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnuxGVEB8T
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCHugh05hM
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMwDB7juVu
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZrsO5OuAD
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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.196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpRkNNMOa1
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 196Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqieIepnf3f
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