Tease (Tease 1)
Page 67
“No, you don’t get to blow me off. You’ve been acting weird for weeks. What the hell is going on?” I asked.
She shook her head, tears in her eyes. “Just leave it, Coop. Please.” She took her hand back and rolled over. “Please go. And don’t contact me anymore, okay?”
“What?” I said incredulously.
“Go!” she yelled. “Get out!”
I backed out of the cubical as the nurse came running back in. I shrugged helplessly as she glared at me.
What the fuck was that all about?
Nic, Jake, and Mia all met me at the door.
“How is she?” Nic asked, her eyes full of concern. I shrugged.
“She’ll be okay.” Still in shock, I hung up my jacket up. “She was acting so weird. I’ve never seen her like that before. I know her. Something’s wrong.”
Mia stepped forward and hugged me. “She’s lucky to have you as a friend,” she said.
“Yeah, I guess. Only she told me leave her alone. As in forever.”
“She’s probably just coming down off the drugs,” Mia reasoned.
“Yeah,” I agreed uncertainly. “Maybe.”