Chapter 5: "Wide Eyed"

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5:12.
Annie sat covered up with a fuzzy purple blanket, with her laptop on her lap. Instead of getting "sleep" like she said she needed, she stayed up and investigated. She did a scan on the victims face and found out his name.
Tyler Posher.
He was on the football team, he was studying computer science, he was originally from New York, he had a half sister that is still on campus 'Jayden Bartels' and he had been arrested several times for drug use.
Tomorrow Annie would "bump into" Jayden somehow, become friends with her and find out some dirt.
Seeing how he was into drugs, she wondered if he had bought drugs from the "prankster/murdered" and couldn't pay up on time.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a creaky door.
Annie quickly shut her laptop and turned the light off.
She covered up and pretended she was asleep.
She heard staggering footsteps.
Annie saw the bathroom light flick on and then someone throwing up.
She wasn't sure which boy it was, she was uncovered herself and was about to investigate when they come out of the bathroom.
It was Asher.
"I thought you were up." He said groggily.
She sat back down and covered herself.
Asher looked as if he was going to faint, he tried to grab onto a chair, but he missed and fell to the floor.
Annie gasped and ran towards him. She checked his pulse. He was fine, she pulled one of his arms over her shoulder and helped him to his bed. She didn't know why she was helping him, she should have just left him on the floor for way he treated her. But something about the sad look in his eyes when he was in the room.
With a little effort, Annie got him to his bed and laid him down.
She put her hand on his forehead, he didn't have a fever. But she was positive it was alcohol poisoning. Before she went into foster care, her father had once gotten it. So she knew what to do.
She quickly went to the kitchen and got a tall glass of water.

She went back into the room and shook him a little.
"Asher!" She whispered. His eyes fluttered open, he lifted his head, his eyes looked confused and wide.
"Where am I?" He asked disoriented.
"Nevermind that, drink this for me." Annie said placing her hand on the back of his neck. Annie wasn't even sure he knew what was going on. But he obeyed and drunk the entire glass.
When he was done she helped him lay back down and covered him up.
She knew that would do the trick, so she got off the bed and was about to walk out when she noticed a night light plugged into the wall. It had dinosaur designs all over it, she almost burst out laughing. But quickly covered her mouth and left the room.

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12:41.
Annie woke up out from a horrible nightmare, horrible. About her foster brother. She rubbed her eyes and looked at a clock she had set up nearby.
"12:41?! In the afternoon?!" She asked. She mentally kicked herself. She was going to get such a late start to finding Tyler's sister.
Annie got up and went through her clothes suitcase. She went through numerous outfits, but finally settled on one.

She went to the bathroom and put on her outfit, when she came out, she saw Asher at the counter getting some water

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She went to the bathroom and put on her outfit, when she came out, she saw Asher at the counter getting some water.
She noticed he looked much better then last night, he actually had some color to his face.
When he saw her, he said nothing. Just downed some water and looked in the cabinets.
She didn't know what she expected, maybe a thank you. But who was she kidding. She should have known she wasn't going to get one.
He may not even remember what happened last night.

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