青帝小说

第18部分（第3页）

trailed　almost　to　the　floor　as　Nate　carried　her　down　the　long　hall　from　the　attic　stairs　to　her

bedroom。　He　pulled　back　the　plush　white　duvet　and　set　her　down　on　the　bed；　but　she　clung　to　him。

？Don？t　leave　me　alone。？

Nate　wasn？t　planning　to。　Who　knew　what　she？d　do　if　he　did。

？I？ll　be　back　in　a　sec；？　he　said；　extracting　himself。　He　walked　across　the　room　and　into　the

bathroom；　leaving　the　door　ajar　so　he　could　catch　Georgie　before　she　did　anything　dumb。　Lined　up

on　the　counter　next　to　the　bathroom　sink　were　three　little　bottles　of　prescription　pills。　Nate

recognized　the　name　Percoset　because　he？d　taken　the　painkiller　when　he？d　had　his　wisdom　teeth

removed；　but　he　didn？t　recognize　the　names　of　the　other　two。　None　of　the　three　prescriptions　were

made　out　to　Georgina　Spark。

He　washed　his　hands　and　then　went　back　into　the　bedroom。　Georgie　lay　flat　on　her　stomach　in

her　white　cotton　underwear；　snoring　softly　and　looking　much　more　innocent　than　she　deserved　to。

Nate　sat　down　beside　her　and　watched　her　for　a　while。　The　bones　in　her　vertebrae　stuck　out　from

her　back；　moving　up　and　down　as　she　breathed。　He　wondered　if　he　should　call　someone；　or　if　it

was　normal　for　Georgie　to　just　take　a　bunch　of　pills　and　then　go　to　sleep。

In　the　Breakaway　meeting　that　day　Jackie　had　said　that　if　they　were　ever　struggling　and　needed　a

hand　to　reach　out　to；　they　could　call　her。　Nate　pulled　his　cell　phone　out　of　his　pocket　and　searched

for　Jackie？s　number；　which　she？d　insisted　everyone　program　in　during　the　meeting。　Nate　had

thought　there　was　no　way　he？d　ever　need　it。　He　stood　up　and　went　back　into　the　bathroom　as　the

phone　began　to　ring。

It　rang　for　a　long　time　before　Jackie　finally　answered　groggily。　？Yes？？

Nate　looked　at　his　watch；　realizing　too　late　that　it　was　two　o？clock　in　the　morning。　？Hey；？　he　said

slowly。　？This　is　Nate　Archibald　from　your　group　that　met　today？？　he　explained；　wishing　he

sounded　less　stoned。　？I？m；　um；　at　that　girl　Georgie？s　house？　I　just　found　out　she　took　a　whole

bunch　of　pills　and　I　think　she？s　fine？she？s　sleeping？but　I　just　wanted　to　ask　you；　you　know；

should　I　do　something？？

？Nate；？　Jackie　said　urgently；　suddenly　sounding　like　she？d　just　drunk　ten　cups　of　coffee；　？I　want

you　to　read　me　the　labels　on　the　pills；　and；　if　you　can；　tell　me　how　many　she　took。？

Nate　picked　up　the　bottles　and　read　out　the　names。　He　didn？t　mention　the　horse　pills；　but　he　was

pretty　sure　Georgie　hadn？t　ingested　any　of　those。　？I　don？t　know　how　many；？　he　said　helplessly。　？I

wasn？t　watching　when　she　took　them。？

？And　you？re　sure　she？s　asleep？　Her　breathing　is　regular？　She？s　not　vomiting　or　choking？？

Nate　rushed　into　the　bedroom　feeling　more　alarmed　than　ever；　but　Georgie　was　still　sleeping

peacefully；　her　ribs　expanding　and　contracting　gently　with　each　breath；　her　dark　hair　fanned　out　on

the　pillow　around　her　head；　looking　exactly　like　a　sleeping　Snow　White。　？Yeah；？　he　said；

relieved。　？She？s　sleeping。？