。
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？？
Nat