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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yb4diK1Wp
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5vZF0LS9p
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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."478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETBwnlDqih
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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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoChNJuyixu
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFrvqsPXCW
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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?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIRqv8Uuna
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeCkjrY2fS
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4QWdWQjN9
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Jude smiled.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWNuN1NKyY
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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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtbHG99SCa
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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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7Ydf8WTYb
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"Oh, you have a sister?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQsGDtSNnM
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BL4prphiN
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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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYFhq9RIge
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbj1vPpJtA
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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?"478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwIRH6Pcjs
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQdRCSxXWK
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvDEtJJfFb
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl3u3amp4W
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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.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MxSzclfx1
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq9ow1GiDf
