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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk7RjxKxyS
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"You didn't deserve that."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv4ByKbs06
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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."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCisLDLtRkF
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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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFDm279aGz
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLBbHHnr7J
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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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8otsVbJH29
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"Are you hungry?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFWYJnDU6U
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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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZdlcfwtWc
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So I said yes.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbvIILJvHQ
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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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFERtghPWX
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITiB6RgXK7
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDivU5eHIN0
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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."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PkxBBcNPl
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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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrkNpQb67w
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"You've been following me?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28wMekDP2E
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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." 479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uQgqP8Oqt
