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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq73InNYtl
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"You didn't deserve that."472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMpNwvHI8p
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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."472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jKlh2c4pT
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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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLH52eVM99
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"You can't save people, Kendall," Jude said softly. "Believe me, I've tried."472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kARhHBasX
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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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4d3nSbMXG
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"Are you hungry?"472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup5taPIFVo
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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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJsQf27yXX
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So I said yes.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw8aAt8jgq
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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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlayIma7xj6
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"So," Jude said, stirring his coffee with his finger, "what's your problem?"472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtkr16OJXd
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"Excuse me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?"472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP8KMIKg3L
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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."472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ85URHpTwp
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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.472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo9nQUbhDN
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"You've been following me?"472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapSbLcnskB
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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." 472Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSU7I40ZF4
