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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfZ9yv961M
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaww0DPeKBN
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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."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnm2OLt6eG
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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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1C7XcxBsQ
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDBHYpQabz
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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?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLamJtTSO4
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIrT355Z9p
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXts497wu6E
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Jude smiled.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqksxX5nots
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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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yJdXolWbS
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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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCzYWTAFMy
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"Oh, you have a sister?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzltUggjETX
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31NVtKsIrd
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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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVITPCewwjY
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAdnb6QRVl
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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?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcncvwcbouz
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3DcIw0lcY
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIEC4n2zNr
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wXhDKCbWT
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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.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVfQirrkXG
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyXNiQEQcS
