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"It’s ridiculous If he prescribed it, I could get it cheaper from the state" She complained "You should be upset too"

"Yeah," I said, not saying anything else I knew that’s what she wanted s so she could self-medicate I knew she was an addict I knew she had problems And I’d tried for years to talk to her, but she had never listened And her addiction wasn’t bad enough to warrant the state de it up anyry at er and stress anymore

"How’s Lacey?" she asked, her voice soft My mom loved Lacey, alured it was because Lacey had never-ending patience and always listened to my mom as if she were thewitha book"

"Good for her Good for both you girls," my mom said, her voice chipper, and o from surly to happy I loved oing for your drea to make a mistake like irl and not look back"

"Yeah, well, I’ h "But Mo for work Email me your bank account information and I’ll deposit some money to up quickly I walked out of Candy Grahed No wonder I was so fucked up in the head I quickly called Lacey to try and turnon?" she asked excitedly "Was it Scott’s brother? Was Scott there?"

"Yes, it was Scott’s brother, and no, he wasn’t there," I said softly

"What happened? What’s wrong?" she asked, her voice concerned "What did that jackass do?"

"Nothing" I sighed "I just spoke to my mom"

"Oh" Lacey said and ere both silent "How is she?"

"She needs to borrow sohtly

"Oh," Lacey said and I knew she knew that food was the last thingthis afternoon? Go somewhere fun?"

"Don’t you have to work?"

"Let’s bunk off," she said "We both deserve a break Maybe we can go and catch a movie down by the lake Maybe an old black-and-white movie"

"Are you sure? You hate black-and-white led "I just need popcorn"

"Okay, that sounds good Thank you," I said softly and I could feel tears welling up in my eyes Lacey was truly the best friend that anyone could ask for I’d been blessed with two horrible parents, but Lacey ine

"No, thank you," she said "I’ve just been sitting here trying to figure out a way to write ‘he had a hard cock’ in thelike porn"