“What if there’s an emergency?” Nate cries out incredulously.
“If there is, then she will be summoned.” The guard scowls at us. “With the exception that if any student is in direct danger or if there is an intrusion on the school grounds.”
My shoulders sag. I consider how serious our situation is at that moment. “Look, one of our friends is acting really weird. She bit me.”
The guard sighs. “Drugs are not permitted in school. If that’s the case, then you’ll have to report it to a teacher or take her to the nurse. They will take the further steps necessary to—”
“She’s not on drugs!” Nate half-shouts. “She’s the girl that’s been attacked. Ariah Winter? Recognize the name doofus? She’s not herself. We don’t know if it’s the meds or something else wrong with her.”
The guard’s lips are thi
