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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EkDv0H4LC
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"You didn't deserve that."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE5MK7CcPG
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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."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYWNa7nf5o
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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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7ZpgmoIqq
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R10Xzip6z
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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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9TY7sFHH1
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"Are you hungry?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR9cOazHhp
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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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi97FyvbFCw
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So I said yes.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAxYQCiklx
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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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqAEJOo5GB
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJpsz7H1AM
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcziGdqOzF
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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."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLph6Hnn1n
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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.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvpxU5wDlu
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"You've been following me?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Cy1glBcF5
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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." 506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFwBGUZGN1
