Alcoholics Anonymous | phan |

aa meetings and naive sisters

"Today we have a new member, everyone this is Daniel Howell. Daniel, why don't you tell us a little about yourself?" Casper smiled from the opposite side of the circle Dan was sat in.

"Yeah, sure. Uhm..okay," he stood up and smoothed out his skirt before starting, "hi I'm Daniel- I'm an alcoholic..."

He waited for the stereotypical "hi dan" after the line, but it never came.

"Alright, touch crowd. But yeah, I've been like this for about five years. Since I graduated high school."

Everyone around him nodded and gave him sympathetic looks, making him want to vomit all over their sickly fake faces.

"So Daniel, uh. What do you do for fun?" Casper asks, trying to help the brown haired boy continue with him introduction.

"Drink, that's kind of why I'm here. To see the light or whatever," Dan chuckles and the group around him let's out a collective uneasy laugh.

"Okay, what about besides drinking? Do you do anything else?"

Dan racked his mind and couldnt think of anything besides work, "I'm a nail tech, so I do peoples nails for them. Its pretty fun, I guess."

Casper nods and smiles, "so what about siblings? Do you have any?"

"Yeah, a bratty little sister. Shes why I'm here...I'm trying to get better for her. She may be a pain in my ass but shes all I've got," Dan says looking at his shoes, before Casper thanks him- and tell him he can sit.

"Alright guys, well. I was expecting an old friend of mine to come today too, but it looks like we should just get started. So, did anyone accomplish anything this week? We can start with you Chris," Casper smiles, pointing at Dan's bad memory.

"Oh okay. Yeah, this week I only drank a couple beers..but I didnt drink in front of Freddie so..I think that's something," Chris says with a light voice- hope rings through his words, and Casper nods with a grin.

"That's great Chris, how is Freddie? Everything going okay with the surrogate?"

Chris nods with a huge smile, "yeah! Shes really healthy- shes at 28 weeks right now! Hopefully I'll be completely sober by the time the baby comes, I know it would help our family a lot if I were."

Casper nods again, "it will. You've got this Chris, alright. Next perso-"

Casper is cut off by the door slowly creaking open, and everyone shifts in their seat to look at the person who opened it. Well...everyone except Dan- who was busy looking at his nails thinking about how he needs a fill.

Speaking of fill...

"Hey uh..is this the AA meeting? Oh hey Casper is that you, buddy?" Dan heard the voice he heard in his house a few days ago and he stiffened. Of course. Of course this happens the one fucking day he decides to get help.

"Yeah Phil, come in! Theres a seat beside Daniel if you want that to sit there," Casper says with a smile- everything he does is with a smile. It irritates Dan slightly but at least someones happy here.

"Oh yeah sure, alright. Sorry to interrupt!" Phil says, his heavy boots making their way towards the chair beside Dan. When he finally gets there Casper tells him to introduce himself.

"Okay, well. My names Phil Lester...thankfully not Moe," which is followed by genuine laughs around the circle. Of course Phil would be able to charm everyone.

"Uh yeah, so I've been drinking for a while. When I moved my best friend was a bartender so I guess that shows something," cue another laugh, "but I'm really just over drowning stupid shit. The past is the past, and im just trying to get over it. So..yeah."