Chapter 5October 13th, Friday Afternoon
The ride home with Mom was quiet. She hadn't said anything at the school either. She came in and sat holding her purse while Nurse Greenberg told her what had happened. I tried to tell Mom about the fly but Nurse Greenberg had already made it clear that the school considered drug use the most likely explanation for my being found unconscious in the bathroom in a pool of vomit. Pregnancy was also suggested as a possible explanation — although that didn't rule out in Nurse Greenberg's opinion that drugs could have been involved. Mom didn't respond in the hallway but she waited while I unlocked my bike and put it on the roof rack.
"Mom, she doesn't know what she's talking about. I'm not on drugs and I haven't even had sex."
Mom shook her head. "Not n
