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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzGNkAmSdR
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbBw059aZi
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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."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIK6ELfgjy
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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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyRT1sOUCP
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSuzzy80p3
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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?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWdYzVSUmf
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nIfE9iJy8
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS2Y9pwe9F
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Jude smiled.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoJEfRXmnJ
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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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVBqQWzisq
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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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v27mS0kWm
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"Oh, you have a sister?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJEkCojHsX
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAB0F8NBM0
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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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI1vkO0NpS
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIuqIQBDxS
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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?"542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnFnYJwMcu
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ770R5Cva3l
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pYke7APru
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDfy2SfAuf
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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.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXepI8Jhum9
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziNpx4CLNW
