The Gray Brothers: It's A College Thing Again

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I wanted a drink. Anything's better than this bullshit. They didn't take me home but straight to a rehab

ab on the front of the building were in big, bold lette

lowed us in this place. They think if we bring more than one bag

erwork, they led me to a room. They searched my bag for any alcohol, including mouthwash. When they finished, they showed me to a bedroom where I settled in. I waited until the

vive weeks here without any help? I was a Gray

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staff caught me. They locked me in a room to dry out by putting restraints on me. They didn't u

I pissed myself and stayed in my urinated clothes while suffering through withdrawals. I wanted two

ipped down, stepped into the water and stood there. I cried a

a room where people sat in a circle. They ordered

on. Would you like to say

she's a

op

ime." She spoke t

one, and they couldn't live without it. Pft, they're a bunch of twits. The

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t their pathetic lives. I was here long enough to complete my req

y rambled on about God knows wha

is Sam. I'm a

," every

since my last drink,

led m

, I got into a fight with my wi

his direction as

was in rehab. After I had received them, I needed the bottle to cope. Alco

ght about Kat, who would give me another chance. I dropped my head, thinking about her. I didn't want to hurt her any

hen I so

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family, brothers, Maggie, and Kat, and what happened at school. S

lcoholic and had a problem. "Hi, m

n," every

eeded to do this not for my f

or a book to read. There

asked,

y recommendations fo

d out a book and

I gave him a look like h

o read somethi

pulled

t me know." He held out his ha

en shaking it. He walked away as I looked

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mn book. Then I hunted him down. I found

e? Are you trying to brainwash me? Wh

not trying to convert you. I'm trying to help you and everyone else her

do you

n I'm guided to resist it. I came to God one day and asked him for help. I told h

an alc

rs." He gave me a reassuring smi

r, and helped others. Listening to him made sense. We talked. For once, I didn't feel so alone while m