Two days later and it was Monday again, which meant I had to go back to school. However, instead of driving, Christian offered to do it so that we could talk. I wasn’t sure what he wanted to talk about, but I had a slight suspicion.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkssmHroebq
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QXndUd5rm
As I got into his grey Ford Focus, he looked at me, his hand resting on the steering wheel. For the longest time he didn’t say a word, and I was afraid when he did that he would tell me I was too much for him, that he didn’t want me in his life.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9QPzXD2Bd
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxj6hgWRJk
“Did you have any more dreams?” Christian asked.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJVTtg4eki
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vr3ivco2i
“No,” I said. “I haven’t had any dreams since…”479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW6cDWfpGQ
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd3i6aGQrA
“John, yeah,” Christian said softly.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbd4EKvcA1
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRMwGQwVsT
He nodded quickly, and I slumped back in the seat, trying to make myself as small as possible. It was weird using a first name basis with a man I didn’t know very well, and who had been my doctor, but right now I don’t think it mattered what I called him.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXwVvw85pS
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaFp87lrLb
“I don’t want to talk anymore,” I whispered as I rested my head against the window. Once I heard the car start and move out of the driveway and onto the road, I closed my eyes.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1ssoLZ06B
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYK5bUO45L
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaIgnq5B0P
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MAQoAY5Cf
School seemed like a blur. All the classes melted together and all of the people started to look the same, and even sometimes they sounded the same to me. No one was even aware that anything was wrong with me, and I was okay with that.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77vxu5Gg1R
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmp7jBd1KeH
I was waiting for Christian in the parking lot after the final bell rang. I was sitting on the hood of his car, watching all the other students go by, when I saw someone out of the corner of my eye. The stranger walked at a distance, away from me, but then he turned his dark eyes and caught me staring.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KujaOuH4O
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumqB76GU6r
Quickly, he changed his direction and headed toward me. He stopped a few inches from the car and gave me a cool smile, his shaggy brown hair windswept.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErcm9ah10s
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0NjqQiAY0
“I’m sorry if I startled you,” he said softly. “But I’m new here. My name is Jude.” He stuck out his hand, waiting.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMN9uSJ0FQ
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9hMJ7iR75
“Kendall,” I said, and shook it. I gazed at the silver ring on his finger before pulling away. “Do you like it here so far?”479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJpusR4f1J
479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzy7LEumUM
His eyes flickered across my face before he answered. “Yes,” he murmured. His lips pulled into a slow smile. “I’m definitely enjoying my time here.” 479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsojFrBSQwW
