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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBjNRqORDw
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"You didn't deserve that."483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3OvavyaCl
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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."483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GRej7phFz
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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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRioEn5W9U
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1MrNM4w6V
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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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbHiY5PBFd
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"Are you hungry?"483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ9vUGpEQw
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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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaCUScS9nf
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So I said yes.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqct0t5RLvy
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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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4422V85h0
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtd3J7pKJo
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIDA0g7GXz
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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."483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5J7hdld4V
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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.483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6Nt83apCg
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"You've been following me?"483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BRQYvSClD
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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." 483Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc06LT1Gp2
