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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOgbdiwfeJ
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZiM3yOXwm
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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."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqKw57jOfu
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyygRWaS5VW
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yaJWkzoJC
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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?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc2Ewa1J3Z
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCN7n0oJIL
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENcMHsxU8f
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Jude smiled.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3hQxbOEt6
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXNRhw4ON0
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq9Qiz8PlX
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"Oh, you have a sister?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmb9DKuZxY
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBedptbLvoL
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyYgCCb8pu
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEPw6s6lcb
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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?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfkLisX43x
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyXBqM4Wcr
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmC8rwdYlB
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3MtV3UTjy
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDvL6jqJYQ
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjl4nzlX8V
