Page 42 of Cheap Shot

Luckily, no one was out in the hall so we were able to get to my room without being spotted.

I laid Haley down on Ethan’s bed. She opened her eyes again.

“We’re in my room. I’m going to keep an eye on you. If you stop breathing or start throwing up or something I’m taking you to the hospital.”

She nodded before letting her lids fall closed. “I’m tired.”

“You can sleep.” I covered her with one of Ethan’s blankets.

“What happened?” Benjamin stood next to me.

“I’m not sure yet. It’s possible someone slipped her something, but she said she was only drinking water. She might have a medical condition. I’d ask Ethan, but he won’t answer.”

“What house was she at?”

“Alpha Gamma.”

He huffed. “I’ve heard some messed up things about their parties.”

I didn’t want to think about that. Her bright red shirt was tucked into her jeans and she didn’t look too rumpled. Hopefully she was able to get into the bathroom before anyone had a chance to hurt her.

“Are you sure we shouldn’t take her to the hospital?” he asked.

“She begged me not to.”

He pulled out his phone and started typing.

“Should I call campus security and tell them someone might be drugging girls at that party?” I didn’t know what to do about any of this. I felt worthless standing here.

“We don’t know that’s what happened,” he pointed out. “And they’ll want to talk to her, then there will be a whole investigation with you involved too.”

I dropped my head and groaned. I didn’t want this to blow up, but I couldn’t sit here and not warn someone if there was even a chance of someone drugging women. I took my phone from my pocket and checked the university’s site for the security number. I could block my number and call to leave an anonymous tip. It wasn’t like they would take the time to try to track me down after that.

I held the phone up to my ear and closed my eyes.

“West Penn Campus Security,” a calm female voice answered.

“The Alpha Gamma Nu house is hosting a party, and I think there is someone there putting roofies in drinks.”

I expected her to gasp or freak out, but she stayed just as calm as before. “I understand. Do you know of a victim?”

“Yes, but I’d like to stay anonymous.”

“I understand. I will call for a security team to check on the party. We appreciate your help keeping our campus safe.”

I hung up without responding. It was done. I reported it, and it was out of my hands now.

“Now what?” I sighed.

“Some sites say that we should take her to the hospital and have her tested so they know what the drug is.” He scratched his neck. “Most of the drugs listed say that they’ll leave her system within twelve hours and leave little to no symptoms. It doesn’t really do damage unless she’s using them recreationally.”

I wasn’t the right person to make this decision. I needed Ethan.

I called him again, but it went straight to voicemail. Where was he?

“Haley?” I shook her shoulder, but she didn’t move.

“We should take her.” I didn’t want to take any risks with her health.