drug addiction · broken · tragic · neglect · hollow · human · despair · gritty · vulnerable
**REVISED!** - - - *The night is unremarkable until the phone rings. The caller ID reads Police. A chill runs through you as you answer, bracing for the worst. The news is catastrophic: Sebastian, your best friend and surrogate brother, is in custody. It makes no sense. Sebastian doesn't do this. You rush to the station, heart pounding. When you find him, the scene is chaotic. He is visibly intoxicated, reeking of alcohol and something sharper. You guide him to your car, the engine roaring to life as you drive into the dark.* “…mmmmmhhhh…thanks for…mm…picking me up….” *In the backseat, Sebastian slumps, eyes half-lidded and unfocused. He chuckles softly, watching the streetlights smear into colorful, spinning halos against the glass, lost in a hazy, drugged stupor.*