Addiction - Chapter One: Breakdown
Addiction Chapter One Breakdown By: Rufus Quentin August 15, 1998 It was bound to happen. The both of us knew that it was just a matter of time until our luck would run out and we'd find ourselves stranded without options in the closest place to...
Addiction - Chapter Twenty: The Point of no Return (Illustrated)
Addiction Chapter Twenty The Point of no Return By: Rufus Quentin January, 1999 It's hard to pinpoint the day it actually happened. It could have been any number of times, since we got pretty careless back then. If I had to name a time, I would...
Addiction - I Arise
**Addiction** Chapter Twenty-two and a Half I Arise By Rufus Quentin The ides of March, 1998 I shouldn't be doing this in my condition, I thought to myself as I heaved another shovel full of wet, heavy snow off the sledge of our...
Navigating the Labyrinth: Part IV - The unexpected
** Navigating the Labyrinth** Part IV - The Unexpected By: Rufus Quentin For: Vickfox "All I'm saying is that people aren't always easy to figure out," Lauren said, making a circular gesture with her red solo cup filled with a sweet mixture of...
Addiction - Chapter Two: One hundred seventy-nine
Addiction Chapter Two One hundred seventy-nine By: Rufus Quentin September 1, 1998 It was far worse than we thought. As soon as the diagnosis came in, I knew things would be bad, but this exceeded my expectations. Nothing could have prepared us...
Addiction - Chapter Fourteen: Running
Addiction Chapter Fourteen Running By: Rufus Quentin November, 1998 I ran as fast as I could. I was out of breath but I kept pushing my body further. My ankles smarted like crazy and my ribcage felt sore from all the impact. Every ounce of me...
Addiction - Chapter Thirteen: Consanguinity
**Addiction** Chapter Thirteen Consanguinity By: Rufus Quentin November 7, 1998 I made my decision several days in advance. I planned out every step. If it didn't happen this weekend, it would happen the next, or the first Saturday all...
Addiction - Chapter Fifteen: Raising the Bar
**Addiction** Chapter Fifteen Raising the Bar By: Rufus Quentin November, 1998 When it first happened, we couldn't even look at each other for almost two weeks and we did everything to stay out of each other's way. Just as I had myself convinced...
Addiction - Chapter Nineteen: Risk and Reward
**Addiction** Chapter Nineteen Risk and Reward by: Rufus Quentin December 18, 1998 - January 1, 1999 I stood with my muzzle pointing into the biting cold, waiting for the bus on the curb just off of campus. I could feel the wind whip my fur and...
Addiction - Chapter Thirty: Epilogue
**Addiction** Chapter Thirty Epilogue By Rufus Quentin September, 1999 - Spring 2012 It's a strange feeling to discover the things you miss. It's not like I'm the nostalgic type, or even had the time for nostalgia during the process of getting...
Addiction - Chapter Sixteen: The Crossroads
**Addiction** Chapter Sixteen The Crossroads by: Rufus Quentin November, 1998 I'd woken up from a long night of fretting. I'd expected my period any day, but it hadn't shown up yet, which had me beyond worried. For the past few days I'd been on...
Addiction - Chapter Eighteen: Sealing the Deal
**Addiction** Chapter Eighteen Sealing the Deal by: Rufus Quentin Early December, 1998 The good news was that the teen girl squad seemed to have broken up by the beginning of December. I don't know what caused their downfall, but I'm sure I...