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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y3vPZI7Nx
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3P4JTtClV
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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."510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7kuVbHiHy
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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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTt4ITi2qI4
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw74TlS0Ro
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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?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJrVuIU6gG
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzDxhVyg1W
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrXCceDzjA
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Jude smiled.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPk5LLx8Kv
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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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y3KluhkXZ
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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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGiAjLDfby
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"Oh, you have a sister?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaukJvvJu6
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRfh3PeZri
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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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQwNe2Mfpn
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSxGq9GQRP
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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?"510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK5DxJypUw
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOucD0Stjh
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXcDusRHVi
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6BdckrFEP
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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.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIf2iunD5T
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XGmuUu4ax
