Stories tagged “meth”
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Light On, Lights Out
Mrs. Light stuck her head in her daughter’s room, “Ezzie, are you…” “Oh! Mom, hey mom! Yes, mom, hi, mom. Yeah! Hey, you look great, great. Great? Great! Mom…” This kept going, and all Mrs. Light could do was r...
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The Predator
I drove up to the shady-looking man, the man that filled me with hope and promise. I scratched my face, opening another one of the many wounds I’ve gained over the years from the predator. The predator took my looks, my husband, my job, and my mo...
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One Last Taste
“Come on man. Just one more taste. Then you can get on that train and do whatever you want when you get there.” He looked at the small line of white powder that had been cut up on the porcelain sink in the bathroom. I guess one last one won...
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Green Eyes, Read Emails
Jason read the email with a growing feeling of nausea. Congressmen Barnes, his boss, was going to fire him on Friday for “improper use non-prescription pharmaceuticals.” Sure, he used meth, but every aide was on some kind of stimulant, the ...
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All the Wrong Answers
Jason was sick. He’d been living off of vodka and McDonalds for twenty-four hours and he felt miserable. He gazed deep into the brown cloud of vomit that filled his toilet without seeing anything. His body was still caught in the cycle- eat, drin...
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Violating Expectations pt. 1
Kara returned home late in the day, exhausted from her travels but relieved. She was going to be off the hook. Tonight she could just cook some dinner, sleep, and then pick up the money tomorrow. Everything was going to be okay. As she turned to close ...