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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUVI3rx03q
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"You didn't deserve that."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtB6attE4S
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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."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJljiTLvuTx
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS99N1XfOc8
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUhmK2CT2j
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftgt9bXm3H
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"Are you hungry?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN7sXHO1i7
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZROrYFjzG
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So I said yes.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRwUZpFAr5
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLhyPR0KCU
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjoPRRv9S5
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIbDOmf53L
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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."518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5BMuoI2hB
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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.518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHYrBgXhNj
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"You've been following me?"518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3AZ03M4ST
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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." 518Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23NaS6t17d
