hugs, not drugs

So how come you didn?t call 911?? Jeremy Scott Tompkinson asked Nate as he crumbled¹ pot into the EZ Wider rolling paper spread out on his right knee. ?Give the dude a break,? noted² Charlie Dern. ?He was stoned, remember?? ?I would?ve been like, ?See ya later, you crazy fucking chick! I don?t care if you?re putting out!?? quipped Anthony Avuldsen. Jeremy had managed to steal some pot from his older brother who was home visiting from college, and now the four boys were huddled³ on a remote stoop on East End Avenue, taking a break before gym class. Nate blew on his bare hands and stuffed them into his cashmere-lined coat pockets. ?I don?t know.? He still felt pretty confused about it himself. ?I guess I just wanted to call someone who knew us both. Someone I could trust.? Jeremy shook his head. ?Dude, that?s exactly what those rehab headshrinkerswant you to do. They?ve got you programmed already.? Nate thought about the way Georgie imitated Jackie?s corny psychobabble?all that stuff about healing wounds and negative friendships. It didn?t seem like Georgie had been programmed. All of a sudden he wondered if she was angry that he?d called Jackie, but it wasn?t like he could call her and ask her. She was now staying at Breakaway full time and wasn?t allowed to take any phone calls, just in case one of her dealers⁴ called or something. Hopefully Nate would still see her in group. ?How long do you have to deal with that rehab bullshit anyway?? Charlie asked. He reached for the burning joint⁵ and took a hit. ?Six months,? Nate answered. ?But at least I don?t have to live there.? The other boys intoned bored and sympathetic sighs of disgust. Nate didn?t say anything. Although he?d never have admitted it, he kind of liked going to rehab and meeting the different kids in group, especially Georgie. He?d be sort of sad when it was over. ??Ere,? Charlie said, passing Nate the joint. Nate looked at it and shook his head. ?No thanks,? he murmured under his breath. There was a crushed red paper heart lying on the sidewalk in front of the stoop where the four boys were sitting. ?Is it Valentine?s Day?? he asked distractedly.  ?Yeah,? Anthony responded. ?Why?? ?Huh,? Nate replied. He stood up and brushed the snow off the back of his black Hugo Boss coat. For what seemed like forever he?d always sent a special girl roses on Valentine?s Day. ?I gotta go do something. Catch you guys in gym, okay?? His friends watched him trudge⁶ purposefully through the slush toward Madison Avenue until he was out of sight. Something was happening to their old friend

1 crumbled   

（把…）弄碎， （使）碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 衰落； 坍塌； 损坏

参考例句：

• He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
• Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 huddled   

挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
• We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。

4 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 trudge   

v.步履艰难地走；n.跋涉，费力艰难的步行

参考例句：

• It was a hard trudge up the hill.这趟上山是一次艰难的跋涉。
• The trudge through the forest will be tiresome.长途跋涉穿越森林会令人疲惫不堪。