Chapter 21: Drugged
A strong wave of pain hit me, almost like a strike towards my heart. All I was doing was walking to the Level A common room to meet Trevor. Something told me Serge was in great distress. For him I will continue.
I opened the doors and found the bastard pouring orange juice into two glasses. He looked up at me and handed me one. "Let's have ourselves a drink and talk," he said.
We sat ourselves on the couch. Not trusting him, I didn't take a sip. He spotted my distrusting look. "Why not drink?" he asked me. "It's just juice." I shrugged my shoulders; why bother wasting a glass anyways.
Before taking a sip, something a bit foul was coming from the drink. It smelled familiar, for he used this on me besides chloroform. Benzodiazepine, a hypnotic drug used for calming the nerves and with a full dose can make the person obedient. I bet my blood Serge took a dose too many.
"C'mon, drink up," he urged me. However I just threw it to the ground, shattering the glass and the contaminated liquid all over the floor.
"I knew it, you bastard!" I exclaimed. "You drugged Serge! All you had to do was gain his trust. I bet that your fathers weren't even friends either." He stood up and laughed.
"Did you seriously just figure that out?" Trevor taunted. "And you were right, mine and Serge's fathers have been enemies all their years here. When Serge came here my father told me to make him suffer!"
Why can't Serge keep his guard up for so long? He is always making friends with people who will lead him into trouble, including me at first. I have to tell Serge; I can't let him go through the same pain as me.
Trevor must have taken advantage of me thinking, as he was out the door, locking me inside. The only other exits were to jump down the windows.
I opened one that was closest to a large oak tree. Dangling on a strong branch skinned my hands and blood was dripping out. As much as it hurt me, I managed to get my whole body on top and carefully move to a lower one. Branch by branch I went down the oak, finally making it to the ground and breaking into a run.
First I informed Karl and Pascal of my news and we searched for Serge together. It's like the first day all over again. Everywhere we looked. The rooms, the cafeteria, the forest, anywhere we would usually find my precious Serge. But our search ended with no sightings.
While looking in Hall B again Karl's little brother Sebastien came up to us with important news. "Conner, Wilson, and I were playing tag an hour ago when we saw Trevor come up to Serge near the forest. Serge was ringing this small bell when Trevor punched him." I flared my nose.
"After his meeting with you, as he said before leaving, he came back here and asked Serge if he wanted to go with him into town. But Serge said no. Then Trevor kissed him-" With my mouth still closed I gritted my teeth. "-, made him faint by holding a cloth to his mouth-" I let out a soft growl. "-, and finally he took him into the forest." I wanted to curse my head off.
"We tried looking for you guys, but we couldn't get a hold of any of you since you were still looking for Serge. He's probably halfway to Arles by now!"
All four of us ran for Rosemarine's office and requested a carriage into Arles. But the superintendent declined our request. "Night is beginning to fall," he explained to us. "It may not be possible for a carriage to come. I suggest you should wait until tomorrow."
And so we wait.