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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq3xoC3ps8
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLTzWmgjRu
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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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8p0vt5cx0
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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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6sFCBqwrq
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvQnb2ARzB
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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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ4KfUasV0
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYOH2aT8aN
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAGOyiju7i
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Jude smiled.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciFnHkoXeH
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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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2weA91XSoh
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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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQFfj7FMFS
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"Oh, you have a sister?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKBpABOE04
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAUZ1pc94V
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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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQzeLRrivw
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvSYRFSQte
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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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DG4v6216U
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDyINf2RDj
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZiqHF4AUt
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP00R2W1f0t
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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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b3xlJQmgf
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNp6OEGY3tS
