Chapter 18

I say, “Leonid, you were wasted at the dance!”

His eyes narrow. “No, I wasn’t. They did a drug test on me on the hospital. It came up positive for MDMA.

Oh. My. God. “I don’t even know what MDMA is!” I cry.

“It’s ecstasy. And you know that because you’re the one who put it in my drink.”

“You were drunk by the time you got to Ash’s house. I saw you guys drinking out of a flask, you were drinking in the limo, you were drinking at the dance! How can you be so sure that the punch I supposedly gave you had that MD whatever in it? Because I know so many drug dealers!”

At this, Leonid finally releases my arm, and I massage it even though it doesn’t hurt. I can see marks from where his fingers were. “I’m telling you, it wasn’t me.” He’s confused, he’s still angry, but I can see that he wants to believe me.

Leonid’s mouth gets hard; his eyes narrow. He spits out, “Those guys you met on the beach were drug dealers! Rennie took me to their house so I could score weed for our fishing trip.”

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