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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmVJffN6gf
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"You didn't deserve that."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoYkrj8iu9
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseyEzJQNB0
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmznMNkDZ7H
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbmi9HAwv7
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20N5zIzqKi
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"Are you hungry?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiP8CMrM3m
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtU2lY3t4c
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So I said yes.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdJGcjM64G
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmhsAe1XX8
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRztNmxH5I2
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBGKoMjwMn
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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."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dvsme8Xqy
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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.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iF7Goc4cZ
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"You've been following me?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGyLG4ZnFv
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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." 543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuzebutqo3
