“What pain? I’ll love all of you no matter what. I know my drug use disappoints you, but it’s the only way I have to deaden the horrors playing in my brain. Please give Amy the biggest kiss from me when you see her today. My apartment was within walking distance of the beach and Lisa took Amy there almost every day. Background and financial checks were run on me and, of course, both came back clean. I walked to her and took her in my arms, savoring her warmth and clean, fresh smell. I had no other options and with the steady stream of pills, I didn’t even care where I landed. By the following Tuesday, Lisa had Amy back in her arms. I knew the disaster that awaited me once my parents found out. “Bill?” she asked as if she was questioning what her eyes showed her. I didn’t care about the money, I just wanted her back. So putting some distance between us is the only way I can survive until then.”
“Love sucks, doesn’t it?” he said as he got up and shook my hand.
