The first time I ever got high was in his bathroom while we both talked about our issues. I was almost 11, smoking pot as I wished I was gone. Years later the marijuana turned into hydrocodone, chlorpromazine, benzodiazepines, ecstasy, and molly. About 9 years later I got clean, no more waking up in strange places, no more memory loss of the last 24 hours, but the pain is back and sometimes is unbearable. I miss the high but I love the feeling of being sober.
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Shadows In The World
Short StoryTw: sexual assault, death, child sexual abuse, physical abuse Darkness is all around in our world, but sometimes its from the other world.