Ch. 22

Mia gets up with a bad feeling in her stomach. It's still a shock to her. She never thought that they would find it in Emilia's room. Shaking her head to clear it up, she gets ready in the bathroom. Today should be the hottest day of the year if the last week can still be topped. In a breeze of little dresses she strolls down the stairs and goes into the kitchen. She's the first downstairs and decides to set the table so that everyone can have breakfast today. Mia is just wondering whether she should set up a fifth place setting for Jack and Summer comes along. "Tomorrow! All right? ”, She looks nervous and a bit tired. But she doesn't know anything about the matter.

" Uh ... I'm scared of leaving today. And I don't want to go Jack is such a great man ... “, eight is true. Today two of them will have to leave again. She didn't think of that at all. It has become normal to live here. In this villa, with the other women who all want the same man. This is really sad. Now she doesn't even miss her work and it meant everything to her. On the other hand, when Kim is on vacation, she doesn't want to go back to work. So is it normal not to want to go back to everyday life after a break? Maybe she really should have taken a vacation instead of working through it.

“ You don't need to be afraid. Jack knows what he's got about you. You were the first one he made out with. ”, She rolls her eyes in her mind. Really? Is she still mad about it? How can Mia be jealous of that kiss? Rational thinking is suspected of having feelings. "Yes, but Lola and you ..." "What about me?" Lola walks in. "Summer thinks we can both stay here today and she can't." "You actually think you have to go? Do you have any inferiority complexes? Sure you stay! ”Before Summer can argue, Mia interrupts her. "Change of subject. Tonight we'll be smarter. Okay, I thought we'd all eat together today. The only thing missing is Emilia. “, Lola gives her a meaningful look. "I think that's really nice of you, Mia. Let's hope that she doesn't take that long, I'm starving." Before there is a silence, the doorbell rings. "I'm going!", Summer jumped up. “We tell him when it's the least noticeable. For example, when everyone is busy. ”“ I think you'd better tell him that without me. This is less noticeable because he has offered to have one-on-one interviews if we want that. It's a bit stupid for two. ", Lola looks at her amazed. "Really? I would have thought that you would tell him that it was all your intuition. “, Mia opens her eyes. "What? Who do you think I am? ”“ Well, after the thing that you slept with him ... ”“ Seriously? I thought we'd settled that. Lola, I don't want to hit you with unfair means ... I thought that knows ... ", Jack and Summer come back. "Good morning. Have you already had breakfast? We all want to eat together and are still waiting for Emilia. ”“ Sure, I haven't had anything except a coffee today. ”

Where is she? Sure, she was always the last of the weeks, but today she really wants it. Soon Mia can no longer hold back her growling stomach. "Maybe we should already ..." "Good morning!" What are you all staring at me like that? ", There is Emilia. Back in her original state of mind. Grumpy, hostile, and conceited. “Waited for you with breakfast. Now we can start. ”Everything turns into busy cutting, topping and chewing. Here and there people sip or groan because it just tastes so good after waiting so long. "If I were you, I would take a little less time to eat, Summer." And Emilia spreads her well-known charm. “What is that supposed to mean?” “Well, you've gained weight in the weeks here. Pay a little more attention to what you eat. ", Summer wants to give her a snappy answer, but Jack gets ahead of her:" Emilia! Summer didn't gain weight. Think before you open your mouth and insult others. ", Jack is angry and Summer beams because he stood up for her. "Thank you!"

Emilia holds tight for the next half hour. Until everyone has eaten and cleaned up. Mia slept strangely twisted the night and her back cracks all the time. When she bends down to put her plates in the dishwasher, she groans in pain. “You should build some muscles if this is already exhausting you.” “Maybe you should first decide who you are? The giggling girlie girl or the stubborn anti-social Emilia. ", She shoots back. "OK. Calm. No need to go to each other. “, Jack symbolically raises his hands in both directions. "I want you to apologize.", Snooty and cheeky as always. "Then you'll apologize to Summer and me first." "Ph, why? I only spoke the truth. “, Mia raises an eyebrow. "And not me? So you want to deny that yesterday you giggled about everything and were nice to us? And that you somehow all have a crush on us today? ”“ That's what I'm saying, yes! ”Mia sighs in frustration, but lets the topic drop.

" Jack, can I briefly discuss something with you in private?"

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It surprises him that Lola takes her chance first. "Clear! Let's go out."

They are silent for a while. Just run together a bit. He notices that Lola has to gather courage to open her mouth. What is she trying to tell him? Then she stops and turns to him. "Jack?" His eyes sink into hers. "I've had the suspicion for a long time that something is wrong with Emilia. No healthy person behaves like her. ”“ Lola, we have all noticed that Emilia is a bit different from us. ”, He doesn't understand why her face is so serious. “My assumption was supported more and more by her appearance. That's why I sneaked into her room yesterday and ... "" Wait a minute, you sniffed around in her stuff without authorization? You know that she can accuse you of it. ”The lawyer appears in him. Lola looks down in shame. "Yes, I did and what we found out you should definitely know.", Lola takes a deep breath. "Emilia she has ...", Jack clicks. "Who are we?", Her eyes show that she is completely confused and torn from the concept. “You said -what we found out-.” “I told Mia that I think something was going really wrong. But Jack is not the point here. It's about Emilia and that ... "" That's not what this is about? Who still knows all about it? Maybe the cameras and Max were there too? Why am I the last to find out about it? What is ... "" Emilia has drugs in her room! Jack she does drugs. The week they seem to have run out and she can no longer take them regularly, hence the mood swings. DRUGS, Jack! "

Silence. To breathe. A few birds chirp.

" Drugs?" He whispers. “Yes!” “Why didn't anyone notice that? You've lived with her under one roof for three weeks. "" Once it comes to such regular consumption, it is difficult to see that the person is dependent. Only when the consumption of intoxicants is no longer sufficient or becomes less, it slowly becomes apparent that something is wrong. Emilia does not have any withdrawal symptoms as we know them. Sweating, cramps, lack of concentration and other things. But that is yet to come. Because her material is getting less and less from day to day and her body needs this material because she has trained it on it. If something is not done soon, it will destroy itself or its organs will already be. We don't know how long she's been taking it. ", Jack turns around in amazement. There is Mia and objectively explains the situation. “I work with addicts and I didn't suspect anything. We are not to blame. Fortunately, Lola found out. Emilia should go to a rehab clinic. "

Drugs. Emilia takes drugs. He should have seen it. “I'm going to my hut. Tell them both that I'm sorry if they wanted to talk to me. ”Jack leaves, still shocked.