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Chapter 5

Author: Bright Lights
"What do you mean Jude can't swim?" Kendra asked.

She was completely stunned. If Jude couldn't swim, then who had actually saved her?

"Are you sure you remember correctly?"

The woman was Isabelle Jones, who had grown up with Jude and me. She was the same age as me, while Jude was a few years younger.

"We attended the same schools from elementary school through college," Isabelle finally said after thinking for a moment. "As long as I've known them, Jude has never been able to swim.

"I even
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    "What do you mean Jude can't swim?" Kendra asked.She was completely stunned. If Jude couldn't swim, then who had actually saved her?"Are you sure you remember correctly?"The woman was Isabelle Jones, who had grown up with Jude and me. She was the same age as me, while Jude was a few years younger."We attended the same schools from elementary school through college," Isabelle finally said after thinking for a moment. "As long as I've known them, Jude has never been able to swim."I even remember one summer during our junior year of college when we all went swimming. Jude wouldn't even get in the water without a huge float around him. He was terrified."Did he finally learn? Maybe we made fun of him enough that he finally decided to learn."Isabelle continued talking, but Kendra couldn't hear another word. She stumbled out and rushed all the way home. When Kendra walked in, Jude glanced at the time. "You're home early. What happened?" he asked. "You look so pale. Did somet

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