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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTnsZiymGY
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXeaACrZw7
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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."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbuEwvcVf7
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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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSb4J558WYn
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5nUI9AaRF
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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?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4nxoUtpXF
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRIS80dAfs
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUIdQO7O0W
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Jude smiled.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc7g84Ovqn
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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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXIgwAHWky
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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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW8yMedCJt
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"Oh, you have a sister?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPdMrjszvM
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMUfmKQnlB
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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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1iSlStr4E
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S89kj3NNo
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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?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49XHp85jLH
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRrGpZv93w
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktsc1vjmr5
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZvT7uSmvk
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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.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uTqVdlzEl
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypUhoGbuzG
