The Addicts

made him realize how far he had come. He was proud of himself fo

omething. He had been so focused on his recovery that he had neglected to con

e feelings of inadequacy that had haunted him for so long. He thought about

ing outside. It was a woman with long, curly brown hair and a wa

his voice barely

with tears. "Alex, I'm so glad I fou

im. He had hurt Sarah so badly, and he d

pe. He saw a deep sadness, but also a deep love. And in that moment, Alex

wrong to hurt you, and I don't expect you to forgive me. But I want you to

es searching. And then, to

ant to support you on your journey to reco

aid, his heart fil

d, her voice firm. "You have to face the demons that have been hau

had to confront his past, no matter how painful it might be. And with

ldn't be easy. But with Sarah's support, he felt like he could

Alex asked, looking

t with your childhood," she said

looked at Sarah, he saw the compassion and underst

ere always fighting, and I felt like I was caught in the middle. I never f

really hard for you," she said. "But it's not your fault, Alex. Y

s. No one had ever told him that it wasn't his fault before. No on

m, a way to deal with the pain and trauma of his childhood. He had used heroin to n

r voice filled with tears. "I'm so s

was finally facing his demons head-on. He was finally confron

e still had a long way to go, but he also knew that he wasn't alone. He

ing the demons that had haunted him for so long. It wasn't easy, but it wa

is parents, the ones who had caused him so much pain and trauma, were coming to vis

if he was ready to face his parents, to confront the pain