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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxtjUpgiOp
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"What is it?" he asked. "What's wrong?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtR0QVGuOR
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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."463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk5MLviovz
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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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRw55KJHbc
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Jude bit his lip. "How the hell are you able to deal with it?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bl91SQqaZ
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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?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtvZMTFysr
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He nodded. "Where would you like to go?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrMfTKZJAo
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"Anywhere but here," I said, sighing.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vyzkE0u5G
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Jude smiled.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtpE4IqWHX
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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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4wB4hMRSB
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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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X1QLWd9j2
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"Oh, you have a sister?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNhmBMiq5f
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He shifted uncomfortably. "Had," he said softly. "She died."463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP57G64txVr
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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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVhBZCRC97
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know."463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9XT56PA0n
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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?"463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHx9Lvn9pe5
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"A few months ago, but I didn't think anything of them until the people around me started dying."463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcLyyBdc67
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"Who was the first person?" Jude asked, tilting his head.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa96QdkMs04
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"My old psychiatrist, John." I shook my head. "Whoever is doing this is being careful."463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1x0u7J1IRT
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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.463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUsH4Zz0c7
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"Would you like to visit my sister, Kendall?" 463Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcZxpRrrsy
