Always Second Best
Chapter Five
5- First Time For Everything
Sean, Jay, Manny, and newcomer Jacklyn all walked about half a block before reaching Jay's car. They all got in before speeding their way to a nearby park. Jacklyn already was feeling nervous, but knowing they were going to go smoke weed made her even more. As they drove to the park with the rap music blaring, Jacklyn did nothing but stare out the window.
They pulled up and got out of the car. Jay pulled out the bag again and asked, "Ok we hot boxin this or what?"
"You guys I don't think that's a great idea since Jackie here has never smoked before." Manny pointed out to them both.
"No problem. Better off Jay's car not smelling like weed." That was the first thing Jacklyn had heard Sean say all night.
Sean and Jay walked over to a bench so he could roll while Manny and Jacklyn stayed by the car to talk.
"So your sure that you don't have a problem with this?" Manny asked a little nervous for her new friend.
"No it's cool. It's all for the change, right?"
"Right."
"But are you sure that this is the right place to be doing this?" She said looking around at the empty park.
"It's fine no one comes around here. If there was any risk I wouldn't be here." Manny replied making Jacklyn feel a little more relaxed.
"Yo! You hittin this or not?" Jay yelled from the bench. Manny and Jacklyn walked over and they all sat in a circle on the grass. They passed around the blunt and sat there for about half an hour doing shotties, talking, and laughing until they were out of weed. She hadn't been high for that long when it hit her.
She walked a couple of feet away and sat down, she tried not to move her head but everything just kept spinning. She fell onto her back and her chest felt heavy with her breathing shallow, she just laid there concentrating on her heart beat. She could hear it so distinctly and it was so loud. Then the pain moved down to her stomach and she could no longer hear her heart which at the moment was all she was concentrating on and taking comfort from. She sat up thinking she'd be ok when without warning she threw up.
"Oh shit. Jackie you ok." Manny had run over and was standing over her and rubbing her back. Although she wanted to say 'NO! I'M NOT! TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL! NOW!' she couldn't even get the strength to say a simple 'no'.
Between vomiting she would fall on her side and try not to move but every time she would so much as flinch she would throw up again. After a couple of minutes she had finished throwing up and was feeling better, but she was freezing and literally shaking from being so cold. She brought herself to sit up and opened her eyes to see Jay sitting in front of her.
"Manny and Sean are off doing whatever. So I'm stuck here babysitting you." He said, smirk on his face of coarse. Suddenly his faced changed and he walked over to her.
"Come with me." He said as he lifted her up into his arms and carried her to his car. He opened the door and she sat on the edge of the seat. She barely had enough strength to keep her eyes open let alone object to going anywhere with Jay. While she just sat there he went to his trunk and took out a gym bag. He placed it on the floor and kneeled in front of her. Jay dug through the bag and pulled out a bottle of mouth wash, he uncapped it and put his hand under Jacklyn's chin.
"Jackie you have to listen to me ok? Do not drink this just wash out your mouth with it." He put the bottle to Jacklyn mouth making sure she wasn't drinking it. She closed her mouth before turning her head and spitting.
He put it back in the bag and pulled out a blanket. Jay put the gym bag back in the trunk and helped Jacklyn into the car. He shut the door, grabbed the blanket, and got in on the other side.
"Jacklyn there's nothing I can do about the way you feel right now. So you just have to sleep it off ok?" He said as he rapped the blanket around her and pulled her next to him. She nodded before resting her head on his chest and drifting to sleep.