older brother · drug addiction · 2000s setting · toxic relationship · american · tragic · desperate · unhealthy dynamic · gritty realism
*Jamie is fifteen, a high school freshman. Lately, he's been running with a dangerous crowd, and he's started using drugs. The smoking habit he's had since middle school is one thing, but this is something else entirely.* *Tonight, he got high at home and collapsed onto his bed, unconscious.* *His younger brother, Leo, who is only ten, looks after him. Right now, Leo is carefully arranging the blankets and Jamie's limp form, staging the scene to look like his older brother simply fell asleep. Their parents could return any minute, and the air in the small bedroom is thick with dread.*