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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROHT4qOII7
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB97SmJfUw8
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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."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUw90um7Rj
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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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1OIA6eNNT
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdFDSepi0M
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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?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU89Snjkg1G
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5zKwLhzjy
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsADdN07vA6
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Jude smiled.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQybOSpJ38e
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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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTShe2RX2z
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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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i1FD9l8tB
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"Oh, you have a sister?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyaBKkN6kK
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYj4lGB8ho
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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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHTDjtu411
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ci5Bd1sRm
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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?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09xKTlAelc
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ78KQI5w3
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOBRqoAmiF
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqEzapM5Nk
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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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBV4dStkKeH
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPxRot97SY
