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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQWTBIz5rI
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"You didn't deserve that."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWW8dhYDaH
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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."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMhOoP5biY
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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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24CajpzyN7
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MpKvnRj8R
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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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhoUHULS11
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"Are you hungry?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTcNaGLwji
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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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9J7j0kqRC
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So I said yes.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKyh3tLKx1
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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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pDaKzaGOY
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5NGKBOiuB
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchmhbbEqGY
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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."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHHZlSRjGv
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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.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMl7VwmzpD
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"You've been following me?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOs3SPVvGbB
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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." 484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIEmnkGiQR
