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“No problem.” He totally misses my sarcasm. “That’s good that you remember things. Now, I know the police are keen to get a statement from you, but I support Mr Jackson’s sentiment that they can wait until you’re better and home, so rest assured that you’ll be able to rest and relax in peace while you’re still with us.”
I sag with relief at that. It buys me some time at least.
“What happened?” I ask the doctor shakily.
“Well, we were hoping you could tell us that, but your tox screen came back with a cocktail of drugs - four or five different ones it would seem - and your young gentleman friends assure me that you do not do drugs of any kind. So we’re assuming that whoever did this to you slipped you a combination of drugs to create a very adverse reaction in you.”
I know that the doctor’s dumbed-down his medical speak for me, but to my fuzzy brain I feel like he’s speaking Greek or something. Five drugs? That’s not right. I only took one. I shake my head.
“I know it’s a lot to take in. But you were either targeted by multiple people spiking your drink, or you were deliberately given a cocktail of drugs which could’ve been lethal.”
“Reb- Rebel said I had an allergy?”
“Initially we believed that to be true, that you had had a particularly violent reaction to whatever you’d taken, but when the drug report came back we realised it was actually the drugs reacting with each other in your system that had caused the seizures.”
“Seizures?”
“Don’t worry. You’re over the worst. We’re just keeping you in for a while longer to keep an eye on you and to make sure that everything’s out of your system. We’ll look after you, I promise.”
“When can I go home?”
“Maybe tomorrow. We’ll see.”
“Can I go out; of this room, I mean?”
“Sure, I don’t see why not. So long as you’re accompanied. Maybe use a wheelchair initially until you build some strength up. You’ve been off your feet for a while, and it’s always a shock to people how that can affect them.” I nod. “Excellent. Do you have any other questions?”
“No. Thank you, doctor.”
“Okay then. I’ll leave you now, but I’ll be back tomorrow to see how you’re getting on.” He beams at me and says goodbye, and then he’s gone, leaving Jax and me alone for what feels like the first time in ages.
“Hey,” I offer lamely. I have no idea what to say to him. “You okay?”
He gives a harsh laugh. “Shouldn’t I be asking you that?”
“I’m okay. Thanks to you guys.”
His face darkens, his eyes becoming stormy. “I can’t even think about what could’ve happened if we weren’t there. It’s awful. You were with us most of the night, and then the one second you were gone, this happens.”
“What are you saying?”
“I don’t think this was random. I think you were targeted.”
“Oh.” I don’t know what to say to that.
“Don’t worry, we’ll take care of it.”
“Is that what you were doing...” oh shit, when was it that I first woke up? “Yesterday?” I guess, and he nods.
“Yeah, it’s Monday night now. I guess I’m having a second sleepover. I don’t mind. Yes, we left to report what you said to the school. But we can talk about that when you’re home.”
“Home?” A flash of panic races through me. I can’t go home yet. I’m not done here.
“With us. Do you really think the others will let you out of their sight?” Relief floods me at his words, and I relax back into the pillows on the bed. “I take it you’re happy about that?”
“Yeah. The only thing I’m sure of is that the four of you had nothing to do with this. I don’t trust anyone else, so yeah, I’ll be glad to move into your spare room until the end of term, if that’s not too much of an imposition?”
“Never an imposition. But be sure to tell the police you don’t think it was us.”
