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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZAIMa2lyw
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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."500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdVDAEekcb
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsKvWL9kB9
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsSNvsPA8O
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8Yj1LxgSm
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"Are you hungry?"500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZdWPYSrNG
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGas2LURXo
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So I said yes.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAslCBLsMj
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIBFgJo5Qx
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy07neiEvxj
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7arXY2kT8M
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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."500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGFDXpmuyb
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ5gobtNNr
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"You've been following me?"500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY07la4Nlsz
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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." 500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtugUxCx4bl
