Jude had come after me, and he was standing beside me when I started to shake me head furiously. I fisted my hands into my hair, fully prepared to rip out chunks, when his hands covered mine and he looked into my tear-streaked face. Slowly, he released my hands from my hand and held them, a frown on his face.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLi7ooscqrZ
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZgYdQ6kxl
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"I know him," I said, looking at the picture of the flyer. "His name is Jared Davis. He's Christian's best friend."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y85fg8kif
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I couldn't believe that this, any of it, was happening. I realized, then, that I hadn't seen Jared for the last few days at school. It didn't even occur to me that he might have gone missing, either. All of the nightmares I was having revolved around someone dying. I only had one option left: I had to stay awake.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW64TWnSGTj
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtYfQt9TMh
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"It's not like I have a choice," I told him, stepping away from the window. I pressed my fingers to my temple, trying to ease the dull pain I felt. "Can we go somewhere else?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH6Vtv3OsD
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiG8cy13YI
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GkRkJ92Mq
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Jude smiled.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhNg0m9YXX
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Behind Jude's house was a lake surrounded by woods. He took me there and we sat on top of a log, talking about my nightmares, our families, and finally, the reason why he moved to Alpena.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0vwZ7Lnvo
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"My parents wanted to be closer to my sister," he said. He wasn't looking at me when he said this, but out into the water, like it would reply back.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzyErPQNow
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"Oh, you have a sister?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1NdYnsBC3
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4ebCPo65m
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I didn't know what to say. The only other person I knew who had lost a family member was Christian, and he rarely talked about it with anyone.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYfuKVRPjC
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT3ApeEgEs
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"Of course you didn't know. But don't apologize. It was a long time ago." He leaned back slightly, perhaps stretching, his eyes on me the entire time. "So, these nightmares, when did they start?"571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrRIvOUQTO
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBdtzSIqL7
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCiIvquBUD
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TFgpZeRlC
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Jude nodded and surprised me by putting an arm around my shoulders. We stayed like that for awhile, until he cleared his throat and spoke again.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U2WchFZvB
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIcpvFLY4h
