Part II: Not many people tell the story of the forsaken in the world of addiction. The ones watching the rot up close, front row to death. The ones grieving the loss more than once; losing as many times as there are relapses. No one talks about destroying themselves in the process of trying to heal someone else. So I am.
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The Toll, Part I
Part I: The story told by the seductress herself. Addiction turned lover, turned enemy, turned victor. The trope we never really wanted but got anyway.