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Turning slowly, I saw Aliyana at my workstation Her attention was on the bottles of liquor lined up… but then ht her attention

The lines of coke…

Standing stock still, I waited for her to look atbut pained disappointment in her expression

I’d never felt so much like Italian trash as I did at that ht I was A fucking junkie loser

"Axel…" she whispered sadly, "what have you done?"

As I watched her eyes bri with tears, I shook my head, and stumbled toward the other end of the studio near rip of her hand on my arm spun me around

I was done

Done with it all

"What?" I shouted, ripping my arm free

Aliyana sed back her apprehension and stepped toward s

"Have you taken it?" she askedat the lines of snow