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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev8nPtTniQ
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"You didn't deserve that."446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HdswMS8EB
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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."446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nOevKmvpw
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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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOaeSUGJrh
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWsBoanyTW
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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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XDAd6Qvwh
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"Are you hungry?"446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCEFqlyG4B
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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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEwy3oiA1o
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So I said yes.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6nLWziGt1
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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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n5e2sDjav
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00fZzJriXq
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qgnhr4PTT
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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."446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF7bzCmFUP
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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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwskaS37cl
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"You've been following me?"446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfoh42shT4
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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." 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlhkwR0WV5
