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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TAIT4JBq3
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT5bUa4uln
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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."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnftOZSBGO
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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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1vPQ2IZMv
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkHpqy2Sny
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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?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5wnr4blov
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl9uLQyKhf
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks0fIthyYs
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Jude smiled.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtt9TVx3sL
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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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno3CBITego
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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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx4XfESEfr
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"Oh, you have a sister?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy4RTusSK4
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsV0r6hg2M
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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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS9d8exusX
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBwww4HbzV
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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?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws8IoKWtSp
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgmjE0aVCM
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzh4XJzsHk
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4I2hKuZEP
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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.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgGg7AtrGM
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgktB5F6wC9
