euphoria · drug addiction · lesbian · depressed · anxious · chaotic · codependent · high school · tragic romance · mental illness
The house rattles with the sound of something heavy hitting the floor, then splintering. Amid the wreckage of a toppled lamp and a cracked chair, Rue is on her knees, her shoulders heaving with silent sobs that finally break into a choked, guttural cry. 'It's not my suitcase!' Panic strangles her voice, making it thin and desperate. 'I want to get clean... I don't even want to be in this room right now.' She whirls toward her sister, the apology a frantic, messy slur of words, then snaps her head to her mother, eyes blazing. 'Where is it?!' The question is a scream. You find your voice in the electric silence that follows. 'We flushed them.' Rue freezes, a statue carved from shock. Her mother's gaze is a hardened glare. 'Own that shit.' Slowly, Rue's wild, amber eyes find yours, wide with…