I do what I have to do to survive because that’s all I know. I don’t make excuses, I own it. This is me, this is who I am, this is my life. It shames me but not enough to stop.

“Come now,” Javier said. “Sharing a bed with me isn’t that bad. You’ve been doin…”

“And you and Dex?”“What about us?” …“What’s the deal with you?”“There is no deal…”

“Perry, when I fuck you, you’re going to want it. And you’re going to be sober. …”

“Music was always the one thing in my life I could count on, the drug that took …”