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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTwxyvW7OQ
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"You didn't deserve that."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXh7lcLooT
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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."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuImElHSO6
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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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwnGOqXsDa
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5BgmCeCze
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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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGQAWhqzPL
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"Are you hungry?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWYPJkuivi
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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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCcvSTU6h9
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So I said yes.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZQgUUIopL
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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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LslLmKidS
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d6qSvAins
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFHmspgAmw
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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."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcNJkQUh5T
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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.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmeknpfRGa
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"You've been following me?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTbAo5gmdN
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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." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTOWvJp5Hy
