em were blue； with the name of the petition
stamped on them in gold。HAMPTONCLASSICJUNIORHUNTER
GRANDCHAMPION； Nate read。 ？Cool；？ he said handing back the ribbons。 He wished he？d
found that joint。
？Check this out。？ Georgie pulled a large white plastic canister out of the trunk and placed it in
Nate？s hands。
The canister rattled as Nate turned it over。 The name of an equine veterinary practice was printed
on one side。Connecticut Equine Health。 He looked up at Georgie questioningly。
？They？re horse tranquilizers。 I？ve taken them before。 Half a pill is enough to send you to another
planet； I swear。？
Nate noticed that there were tiny beads of sweat on her upper lip； which was strange； because the
attic was unheated and he was freezing his ass off。 He shrugged and handed the canister back；
uninterested。
Georgie unscrewed the top and shook the giant white pills into her sweaty palm。 ？e on。 This
time I？m taking a whole one。 Or maybe we should each take two and see what happens。？ Her dark
hair fell into her eyes and she shook it away impatiently as she counted out the pills。
Nate stared at her； feeling frightened all of a sudden。 He was pretty sure Georgie had taken some
kind of pill when she？d disappeared into her bathroom before； and she had already been baked
before that； so adding a horse tranquilizer to the mix sounded like the worst idea he？d ever heard。
What was he going to do with a totally fucked…up ODed girl in the attic of a huge mansion in
Greenwich； Connecticut； in the middle of the worst snowstorm in New England history？
？I think I？ll pass。？ He pointed to a little metal device in the trunk； thinking that maybe if he