Jude stayed with me in the school parking lot after Christian drove off. We just sat on the swings in the back, not speaking for the longest time. Finally, when he spoke, his voice was edged.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ijSkRY4X2
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"You didn't deserve that."535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlps6Nz7x8b
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I shifted slightly and shook my head. "This is the first time he's ever pushed me away. I just want to be there for him."535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCHh1GZFcx
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The wind had picked up, rushing around us, feeling cool against my skin. The silence returned, then, and all I could hear now was the chirping of a bird and the noises of a nearby squirrel.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunanjBs8Kl
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1pIRJvwoy
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I frowned as I watched him start to swing, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the chain tighter. When I thought he was high enough to jump off, he came back down and dug his feet into the dirt to stop himself. Then he moved his hair from his eyes and turned toward me.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4roRUqG09
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"Are you hungry?"535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOikOUZloS
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Part of me knew I shouldn't have answered, that I should have changed the subject to anything else, but I was appreciating the comfort he was giving me.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxNu6OArLU
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So I said yes.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5Becl5pjs
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Sitting in a coffee shop with someone who was not my boyfriend (I use the term loosely at this moment), wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not sure what I expected, actually. I guess I thought it would be awkward and I'd want to leave. I didn't. Leaving would require driving and passing Christian's house, something I didn't want to do right now.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvA6Fm0Sjf
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmdFfWIRd5
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCETZTPkrXU
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"Your problem," he said, enunciating the word problem. "Your secret. Why you go to see Dallas Alder after school almost every day."535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxecmjbULoW
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I swallowed a mouthful of coffee at the wrong time, and when I heard his last words, I started to cough. When I stopped, my eyes widened in his direction.535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CI99Jxx2x
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"No," Jude said, shaking his head. He handed me a napkin. "I've seen you there because I'm a patient, too." 535Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuyBlx4tU7
