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.544Please respect copyright.PENANAtKjbOnskzC
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"544Please respect copyright.PENANAKTykH6tfNm
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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."544Please respect copyright.PENANAYeIdSkIDzx
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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.544Please respect copyright.PENANAyTT7JN8TM9
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"544Please respect copyright.PENANAVp2sIk2gxe
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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?"544Please respect copyright.PENANA6BrYpb9KHE
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"544Please respect copyright.PENANA6fTeJ4vmN3
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.544Please respect copyright.PENANAIkWJNDEP8l
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Jude smiled.544Please respect copyright.PENANAug0yG3yTge
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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.544Please respect copyright.PENANA2ICM7nzXTJ
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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.544Please respect copyright.PENANAHmPBY0T2WM
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"Oh, you have a sister?"544Please respect copyright.PENANAdRn91Co7DD
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."544Please respect copyright.PENANAK4s6HMQXTf
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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.544Please respect copyright.PENANAjsVFBFNh9L
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."544Please respect copyright.PENANAp2kPD3RDoz
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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?"544Please respect copyright.PENANADhoEaNaicE
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."544Please respect copyright.PENANA0y70iuv5JD
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.544Please respect copyright.PENANAdvwHWE9elf
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."544Please respect copyright.PENANADKGAKwOoKU
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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.544Please respect copyright.PENANA6CLykbRqgP
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 544Please respect copyright.PENANAQo6eoReZKd