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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDUIs6MmSn
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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."445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZEmAXV9d6
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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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxbXpUUMXm
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CAhthD9jU
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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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIyxeim5kc
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"Are you hungry?"445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA2l2L6FXf
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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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGCJMiZ7YX
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So I said yes.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsmHTsN2kn
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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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUPXFB1GA3
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gg24FJtTY
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9whxcmB2qT
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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."445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFW11DYfe0
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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.445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYAtnXB2jk
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"You've been following me?"445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzALBBGn0Y
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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." 445Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbi0w4zg0F
