Once we were dressed, I took Noah back to my house. Even though I had called mom, I was still in a state of panic when we arrived.
"Oh thank God!" Mom exclaimed, throwing her arms around me. "What happened? I felt you shift, but all Noah said was that Jamul injected you with something and that you tried to kill him!"
I winced at her words as Noah gave mom's hand a comforting squeeze. I recounted the events that had transpired, and while Mom remained silent during my explanation, her fidgeting was incessant.
"How do you feel now?" Aaron inquired after I finished relaying the story.
"Weird," I confessed. "It feels like whatever he injected me with is still in my system."
"Weird how?" Kathy pressed.
I felt my cheeks heat up as I glanced at Noah.
"I feel like I want to be with Noah," I
