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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3ANmq5fne
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VJN3VwCXe
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKplPnMveHR
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahnRFrmQsr
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr1LzpnLcm
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZda3nOC63K
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58zKXz73lv
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO12Jd8fgHz
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Jude smiled.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTpF5lCmtk
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshQBjxq4oR
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76g0CzCltu
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"Oh, you have a sister?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mFrXR5mge
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dEkVQYvGS
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumqnbBr4lp
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYtDieAVV8
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaKFdVt4kY
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbN1SLq4DY
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvWDKIVyTA
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYQ3luqe2W
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmRx2mQFpj
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmT431SKtN
