She knew the minute it happened. She started experimenting with cocaine at 16 having read and watched “Less Than Zero.” It was chic. Cool. Exciting. Dangerous. She had been playing with fire for some time now. She didn’t want to do it. Not the coke, but the sex. She knew he wasn’t a good guy. He was older. Cool. Exciting. Dangerous. Worse than the white powder she sniffed earlier. She knew, but she did it because she feared him. When he left her body, a seed was planted. She knew it would grow. It couldn’t grow. She wasn’t ready. She knew.
Darcy Alsop is a freelance writer, blogger, PR specialist and a mother of two. She holds an MFA in creative writing and a B.A. in PR/communications. Find Darcy online at www.discoursewithdarcy.blogspot.com and at www.dmaconsultingservices.net.