Old Times

Caroline quickly goes over to Scoot's brothers who are at the pool already receiving some guests, she speaks directly to his older brother, he leaves for a few moments, then returns and hands her a small package, hidden in his ear:

“Here, pretty, but be discreet, just put a little in her drink.”

Caroline re-enters the house and heads towards the living room, just as the butler is about to bring the juice to Ana, she stops him and offers to bring him the juice, just as she picks up the carton and puts it in the juice:

“He said a little, you know what, I'll put it all in, that way it's sure to work.”

Caroline carefully picks up the tray and takes it over to Ana who is sitting on the sofa alone, Scoot isn't there, so she takes the opportunity and hands it to Ana to drink:

“Ana, your juice, sorry the butler said you were late because he was looking for you at the pool.”

Ana takes the juice without suspecting it at first, it's orange juice, she takes a big sip because she's very thirsty, Caroline signals for her to drink it all, but Ana takes a break because she feels something different:

(Hm, why does this juice seem a bit sour, ok it's orange but it's so sour,...Irc..)

Caroline celebrates that at least she's had a sip, Ana thanks her, but disguises it by putting the glass on the tray next to the sugar bowl and says she'll have the rest later, she takes a book from her backpack while Caroline leaves disguisedly celebrating her achievement:

(Yes, she drank, even a little but I think it's enough, their drugs are good, no wonder Mr. Howard, Scoot's father, is a powerful and feared gang leader).

About 30 minutes go by, Ana starts to get a little anxious, she's alone in that big room, she picks up a book to try to reduce her anxiety, but as the minutes go by she starts to sound cold, so she takes off her uniform blazer, because she believes it's warm, even though it's autumn already, but that's not all that's starting to bother her, she starts to feel her vision blurring, she picks up her backpack, gets up quickly and starts looking for a bathroom, she bumps into some people, and asks about the nearest bathroom, she finally finds a bathroom and as soon as she enters it, closes the door, runs near the toilet, she sticks her finger in her mouth, she feels that something was wrong with the drink, her parents will always instruct her to be careful with what others can offer her, especially in Rivercity, she has this in mind, she manages to vomit but still feels sick, she takes her toothbrush from her backpack and brushes her teeth, the taste is horrible she needs to minimize it, she then sits down on the bathroom floor and picks up her cell phone from her backpack, her vision still seems a little blurry, she struggles to try to see her address book, she presses the first one on her list that is in alphabetical order, which she saved with “ALuke”, she presses the button to make the phone call:

... calling, calling.

Luke had finished his training and was getting out of the shower, when he heard his cell phone ring, he noticed that it was Ana calling, he was a little surprised, she's not one to call him, and she's been talking to him ever since the kiss on the terrace, he answered in time and was able to hear her.

During this time Ana tries not to despair, she tries to calm down, she breathes in and out, but she starts to pant, she feels her heartbeat increase, she feels that everything is spinning, and her eyes can't seem to focus on anything, she seems to be really losing her strength, when she hears a voice on the phone:

“....Ana? Ana, is that you? Can you hear me?”

Ana recognizes this voice, and for a moment regains consciousness and can only say in a low voice:

“Luke... help me, I can't.”

He soon realizes that something is very wrong with her and asks:

“What's going on? Tell me slowly, breathe, and tell me where you are now?

He promptly puts on the first clothes he sees in his closet, leaves his room and heads for the office, grabs his and his brother's car keys from the drawer, and without much thought leaves without telling anyone, just gets in the car, he's definitely committed to turning the city upside down if he really has to.

Ana takes a deep breath and manages to say:

“...at Scoot's house....”

After that, Luke's easy expression changes completely and he mutters:

“Damn... it had to be him...”

... to be continued