I stood at the edge of the river looking out over its vastness, thinking about all we had lost.
David and I went to high school together. We started dating in our junior year and became the dynamic duo. I was valedictorian, he was student-body president. We had dreams of a future being a power couple after university. But college did us in.
Initially it was just a little something to help him study, but the spiral had begun and by year three he was choosing the drugs over everything else. First it was school, then it was me.
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The Day After 
A sad tale, Dawn
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Yes. Thanks Neil.
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A sad story that haunts us all.
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Thank you.
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A wonderful feel of reminiscents in this tale. Well done.
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Thank you.
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So much potential, so much to look forward to, washed away by an unhealthy choice. I hope they were able to move on and make a success on their own.
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Thank you.
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Dear Dawn,
Hopefully, one day he’ll wake up and realize what he threw away. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle. After I filed this I noticed that this was my third story about addiction this year. It is obviously weighing heavy on my mind but i really must try something new! lol
I’ll work on that.
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It’s okay, Dawn. I write a lot of Holocaust stories. 😉
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LOL…you do, don’t you? Thanks Rochelle.
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A sad spiral. Well written.
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Thank you Iain.
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Such addiction is sad, you used the prompt well..
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Thank you Michael.
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It always starts with just a little to give an edge. A sad tale, well written, Dawn.
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Thanks Dale.
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🙂
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Too much reality and truth in that story, Darn. Nicely done.
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Thank you.
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Sad. Too common today.
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Yes. Thanks for reading.
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Just imagine where they’d be now had he not taken that little something. Such a shame.
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Yes it is. Thank you Keith.
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A very poignant story that’s all too real.
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Thank you,
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Great use of the prompt Dawn for a heart breaking story ❤
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Thank you.
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darn, that was sad.
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This is just sad.
Dashed hopes and dreams.
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Yes. Thank you.
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Too bad he didn’t wake up sooner. Nice story Dawn!
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Thank you.
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Drugs ruin everything. Such a sad story Dawn. Nicely done.
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So true. Thank you.
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Mind-altering substances have done more to destroy relationships than any other thing I can think of. In his case it took everything from him, including his mind 😦
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You are so right. Thanks for reading.
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You’re welcome, Dawn.
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