Jude stayed with me in the school parking lot after Christian drove off. We just sat on the swings in the back, not speaking for the longest time. Finally, when he spoke, his voice was edged.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6a3vCrKNL
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"You didn't deserve that."503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFfdnsfJG9
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I shifted slightly and shook my head. "This is the first time he's ever pushed me away. I just want to be there for him."503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhjzPKm42y
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The wind had picked up, rushing around us, feeling cool against my skin. The silence returned, then, and all I could hear now was the chirping of a bird and the noises of a nearby squirrel.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP5xzCHOio
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3R9p8nABm
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I frowned as I watched him start to swing, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the chain tighter. When I thought he was high enough to jump off, he came back down and dug his feet into the dirt to stop himself. Then he moved his hair from his eyes and turned toward me.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlU08WsJZxO
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"Are you hungry?"503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlQVjzJ2AG
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Part of me knew I shouldn't have answered, that I should have changed the subject to anything else, but I was appreciating the comfort he was giving me.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNi3Bn1oQC2
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So I said yes.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcPo0w6gE9
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Sitting in a coffee shop with someone who was not my boyfriend (I use the term loosely at this moment), wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not sure what I expected, actually. I guess I thought it would be awkward and I'd want to leave. I didn't. Leaving would require driving and passing Christian's house, something I didn't want to do right now.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVY9llpEGV
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHjxCPN9R3
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCHJfAL1fd
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"Your problem," he said, enunciating the word problem. "Your secret. Why you go to see Dallas Alder after school almost every day."503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29VgPEp7Xq
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I swallowed a mouthful of coffee at the wrong time, and when I heard his last words, I started to cough. When I stopped, my eyes widened in his direction.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUwgdyWWmI
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"You've been following me?"503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADteCOPyvE
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"No," Jude said, shaking his head. He handed me a napkin. "I've seen you there because I'm a patient, too." 503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUa2LJj8ox
