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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVJnp2i2Co
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM776VX5ph
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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."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrTXUCQuu1
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ419sCoI6lJ
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODgfvvznfz
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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?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzRMF3TzrX
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQKxpFk5fs
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1Q1SrbK98
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Jude smiled.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHBJ5k102n
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTgBpsL8zb
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqE8gpFNNe
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"Oh, you have a sister?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28l8LyKmp2
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoponBfJhQV
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVmfvpIm1N
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz45F4JINH
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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?"505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntNheUwoaT
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnXxGkTUmz
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLaImyxw4m
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw06DtF2Vr
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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.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA9Kc69AIv
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxiTnUUAtA
