Xavier "Avi" Kane and Stasia "Stassie" Miller have been enemies at dawn since they've been on two different sides of their neutral relationship with Pamela Bryant.
Pamela's best friend Stassie and her boyfriend Avi don't always agree and never get...
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My eyes blink open, slowly. I turn my gaze to Eli who's placing a friendly hand on a tall man in his 30s with braided hair as he cries. I've never met a man who cried.
Eli turns, gasping. "Avi! Thank god you're okay, man!" He runs toward my cot.
As the crying man turns, he folds out his position and I finally was able to see the girl on the other cot- thinking it was Pamela I saw a glimpse of black hair and already knew who it was. The crying man sniffs as he hugs her and mumbles how glad he is seeing that she's okay. She brought out a warm smile. "The hell is Stassie doing here?"
She frowns. "Why are you here?"
"What happened to us? What even happened to me?" I demand, ignoring her.
Eli shrugs. "I don't know. People suggested that there was something you both took."
"I didn't take anything. I fasted for my blood draw." Stassie replied, showing her left arm that's wrapped with a light pink bandage that had hearts on it. "I didn't have anything until-" she froze. "Wait..." she shakes her head. "No, I don't think- wait..." she looks up at me. "Avi. The Gatorade."
My eyes widened, realizing I also drank a cup of Gatorade before the game started. "You're right..."
The muscular man gasps in shock. "You think someone put something in your guys' Gatorade?" I can hear a pitchy girl voice now and could tell he has an interest in men.
"Dad, you don't think...?" Oh, that's her dad.She's adopted, then.
Eli nods. "I think he's right. Someone drugged the Gatorade."
Stassie sat up. "Do you think she drank it too?"
"Who?"
"Pam, Avi. She said she was gonna be back but she was gone." She shakes her head. "We really need to find her."
The door swings shut. "I'll look for Pam. You two stay right here." Coach orders. We nod.
"Do they need to stay here for long?" Stassie's dad asked, concernedly.
Coach nods his head. "I'm afraid so. I need the school nurses to have a look. It never occurred before at this school."
"Can I come help?" Eli offers.
"Stay here, kid. You guys keep each other company while I'm out searching for...?"
"Pamela Bryant." I finish.
Coach snaps his fingers. "Pamela, yes. I'll be on the lookout for her. She shouldn't even have been outside the game." He props open the door. "I won't be gone for long. Nurse Thelma is on her way."
