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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM9yY4cU6a
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsUlPM6MMi
"You didn't deserve that."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqHIHNVa1H
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93hGkn01Rn
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."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ApJw2PVJN
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB91efZBpLy
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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyOYls2W6O
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZe4dGG2W0
"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV60qYzFrNB
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zWU0j9i00
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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH05BikLmlZ
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc8ZGcDZ00
"Are you hungry?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP9rN6qItx
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOxq4Kd72C
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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTESkARcPq
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHZtWe5WCQ
So I said yes.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWp6k2DJEo
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTBNN3C8A9
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXshCErvzfE
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUX2QzA2Sr
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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK3oHCtY9W
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuAvZ25iWP
"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0XL8ZcD01
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv756jeEwqO
"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcVAeYJA7z
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cQimdO95u
"Your problem," he said, enunciating the word problem. "Your secret. Why you go to see Dallas Alder after school almost every day."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52SOO40VHD
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKmAN1W7tg
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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Swt3QXXwg
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHkRCAy1ie
"You've been following me?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfTB7Z7f5L
541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡummYXJN633
"No," Jude said, shaking his head. He handed me a napkin. "I've seen you there because I'm a patient, too." 541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59yOxgzekB
