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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkF7mLEB8K
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5XAUstNx9
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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."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhwukzpRCH
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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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgPMkyMLUf
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdhgLhZ6oK
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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?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTyWCNTNrM
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY6syCBdbt
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWwfaZB1oG
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Jude smiled.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFkW3muY3e
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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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8Wfxto4ON
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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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B0r799tgk
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"Oh, you have a sister?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NVaBm98ju
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgod4F429Ac
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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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJxPJDYZrn
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXG0k6w5r5
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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?"541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi4KnCZwZe
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcykj7rxwmO
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8thu4PFhx
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRvmYCnBW6
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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.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6WHVyKKt1
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFBOBeXHSk
