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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7Gc0RbMit
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT1tcgXNgc
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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."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknISE7yyPU
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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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztMmFGY4hE
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN6fQHdObC
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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?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnwg2hfr0P
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KY6pjnqAy
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKiiYR1GwA
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Jude smiled.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNLXWq9ean
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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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEzR0aqwV6
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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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGxhgPjlGc
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"Oh, you have a sister?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q8aFzvNej
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCueHzx4HzK
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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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q0jLWzP5Q
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU8rF43IWP
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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?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7XJdKormo
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KmYbajHkU
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL0PlPiVxO
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyVOdCVwUR
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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.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsEY8P6ioP
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhh1J6JqGH
