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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQUYUVOIbD
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"You didn't deserve that."485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq20Fkq4d2d
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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."485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR4N9I1TCi
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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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOd2WICXDf
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6yoFV7w6A
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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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIds4XwJhhv
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"Are you hungry?"485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkex36Lcdp
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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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLtnHhYV0j
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So I said yes.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZPowIGt8K
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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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbxcBhhR2U
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNKFMUHXyI
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9EA8C56UH
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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."485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDN83KYfCW
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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.485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU8cl5AF4e
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"You've been following me?"485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkp8E9Zmp3
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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." 485Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUehoa9I8an
