Chapter 24

24 I rampaged through the glove compartment in my car after I had driven far enough from Evan's house. I furiously was scrambling through the compartment box with tears rushing down my face, until I felt the familiar plastic tube I was looking for. I pulled out the vile that was filled with codeine pills that I had for a while now and had forgotten about until now. I hadn't used since that one day Bea and I got into a fight in the middle of the hallway. The vile practically slipped out of my hands as I tried to twist the lid off and pour some pills in my hands. I shut my eyes for a moment and exhaled slowly, trying to get my heart rate to settle down. All I wanted in this moment was that familiar buzz that got my head spinning and made my whole body feel relaxed. I was craving that high more than I ever had before. I sucked at coping with anything. I was so used to resorting to these pills to cope with anything that put me in a bad or upset moo