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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01pRI8irkd
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBk9YipyyE
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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."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJcknuJNFy
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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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFP1BMr0BA
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphgk57PYjn
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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?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1BkOzDtHb
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMmM6XM2BA
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi52O7wG6lj
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Jude smiled.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkfaCGPtWN
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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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5gc3oA4Zq
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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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8wdyxctWd
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"Oh, you have a sister?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1FaBB0YwU
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEPS7VWrOZ
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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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ532p0Uv7AT
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi61pOxo2f
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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?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcTKUxzzvl
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJykyXUZGW
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhDMsDVTfo
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4OPVP59c4
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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.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU0qtSOA3U
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0hj75iIfu
