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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLs3307MYr
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"You didn't deserve that."429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHToK20AhMe
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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."429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiD4X69WMO
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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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBBZRIqeEO
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbewU6z8DJ9
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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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoirS7xm6jc
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"Are you hungry?"429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF56ysoNhb
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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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCENYIrkP1k
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So I said yes.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10beCn95gF
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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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7Pvj2hp1O
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t8YsPbmbB
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEEOgQyyA8
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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."429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMoXahhKB0
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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.429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SbihH7Hzl
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"You've been following me?"429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pQIRQOHlz
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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." 429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucdj9tKwgu
