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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOdwfN8QUu
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE9QgaC67C
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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."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3pgNldmLp
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJAkjSXxb5
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudPmOgbcyV
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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?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd4nZEEs7D
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkFtp6oktY
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vSSMYT7dq
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Jude smiled.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26ZWPgHTBK
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLrCKBm0hD
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYqeBHGLGB
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"Oh, you have a sister?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR45FNFxDd6
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiR1TLXNtV
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl1iRJLJnp
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mC5wyvla7
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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?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUS6F8ATa3
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4AFOdFv6p
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50hqkEb9UR
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj6QICobyj
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqLxSQvRoD
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsa1Eeecfb
