She is standing still, ignoring me as if everything I am telling her now is passing from one ear to another and nothing is registering in her mind about what I am telling her. I try to understand what is going on.
Only to see that her full attention is no longer on me, but on something behind us. As I turn around, I see that the guard is holding a small bottle and a syringe, showing it off to her.
When I bring back my eyes to Keirah. She is swallowing hard, and she is now completely avoiding eye contact with me. She pushes me away as she speaks at high speed. “I... I don't know. But I need those drugs now!”
I reach out to touch her, but she pulls away. I try again, approaching her cautiously, speaking in a very low voice and trying to convince her out of it.
This time I speak fighting back tears, “Keirah ... You do not need those drugs. Let’s get you the help you need. You need help.”