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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RFT73q4rI
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcFeCARynr
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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."532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlChxalX0uU
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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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4gSMA75n9
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC1aLBYqDT
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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?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1L3p7sJeg
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPRi3iLm29
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzhLTZ9xsQ
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Jude smiled.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqccS2TcjW
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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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0dhenrcGd
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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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6J1vcITUz
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"Oh, you have a sister?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPTo1MZ8LG
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw6ZKWOsud
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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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K2pP7WYx9
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHRoCE0TcD
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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?"532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BRjmDoLSJ
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bQ9UQLQli
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasgxo0SZ1o
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS7gnkzuxu
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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.532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mx9YHK51X
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 532Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yL9YMrE9o
