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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3aiTWdxNl
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"You didn't deserve that."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1Wb83sXJI
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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."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGPbu8Wrue
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn906sO7XQG
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN9zqiHlID
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTgGmMwMEJ
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"Are you hungry?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nVIPcAUTO
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmo8mwmorQ
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So I said yes.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXzxUOdR7Q
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYKZLw7iMa
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJb9NrVpP4
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyki0D1dyGN
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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."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1GD0Lq2lV
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtIfNZ9cwZ
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"You've been following me?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne6jFSLuBZ
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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." 505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJEiPhbfNA
