Friday, June 25, 2010

somewhat noir and poignant

She'd take pills but she wouldn't snort them. She'd snort them, but she'd never shoot heroin. She'd shoot up but she'd never trade sex for drugs. She'd trade sex for drugs, but only with certain people. She'd shoot up and have sex with strangers, but if she got pregnant, she'd quit all of it. And then she got pregnant, and she couldn't quit, and at that point there were no rules left. Every day had only one mission: finding up to $200 to outrun withdrawal symptoms.