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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgWiGv9KXB
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryKZgZNXzl
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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."497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFagq1P9Vs
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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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNdsGe3cou
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmWrUyklSn
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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?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlXE4LjBJL
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aMy1O7Xn5
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUY2KRNQ3L
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Jude smiled.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonT6sjUpIK
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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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5ebojJFCY
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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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8ZKgrrJqC
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"Oh, you have a sister?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTwPVs3Zjz
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fg5S18wAJ
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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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxYbOAd67a
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMJacSSfBD
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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?"497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ubmoyekCt
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD1hXTXNrK
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNjmoHT3Xi
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1MZhhqnRz
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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.497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GrrxYWYxg
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 497Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EhazX9AI8
