Maeir
Planetoid
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2021
Life had always been rough for Josiah, junkie parents that often left him with strangers while they went to get high, bullied in high school for his home life. He had been ripped from his home at the age of Twenty-Two by the DEA. His home had been raided His mother hauled off to prison whilst his father drew a gun on the police and was shot in front of him. Being ripped from the only safe place he had sent him into a downward spiral. He slept in an alley behind a fast food joint, one of the workers used to bring him food once a day just to make sure he didn't die and even gave him a blanket and some new clothes. One day he had felt like just ending his life. He smelt horrible and eventually lost his office job. He had taken the last of his money roughly twenty dollars to the nearest bar to where he slept. He had bought four shots of tequila. It tasted horrendous but he needed the liquid courage for what he had in mind. When he left the bar and paid his tab he went to a secluded bridge and climbed onto the edge. He was ready to jump when a woman had seen him. She had sat down next to him and began to speak
"Life that bad huh kid?" She asked. She was probably in her late thirties though she looked much older in his eyes, she reminded him of his mother. He didn't want to hear anything she had to say he tried to ignore her, but she kept talking and fumbled with a bag. "Life's tough but there's things that help. Sex, booze, drugs. Look kid, if you're going to end it anyways you might as well have a little bump of this. It will either make you want to live or it won't change your mind. Here" She held up a small square mirror with white powder, It almost looked like flour but it had a weird opal hue to it. Coke he assumed. She had a point. Maybe it would help? If not he was already here. He carefully moved back off the edge of the bridge and sat down next to her. Taking the rolled up dollar bill from her.
Josiah looked at the woman a bit unsure "How much do I take? the whole thing or just half?"
The woman laughed "The whole line kid. It's small. I usually do three times that size."
Josiah nodded moving his head down to snort the product, sticking the straw in his nose, plugging the other nostril and inhaling sharply like he saw his parents doing when he was younger. Immediately he felt the rush of the drug entering his blood stream. His nose burned causing him to squint his eyes close drop the bill and pinch both sides of his nose. "Fuuuuck! OW! How do you do this shit that hurt!!"
The woman just laughed at him "You get used to it." She handed him a small card with a number and an address on it. "My dealer. He's kind of a scary dude, but He's got some of the best product. Go there, tell the guy at the door Sarah paid for you to get a gram if you decide to stay alive. This is only one of the many he sells. If this isn't the best fit for you there's others. Uppers, downers, Hallucinogens. Here." She handed him the mirror a small bag with maybe two points of coke inside and the dollar bill. Before she stood up ruffled his messy hair and walked off.
It had been two years since then. He was twenty-four now Living in a run down extremely cheap motel. He was a full blown addict, The man Sarah had sent him too had not only given him drugs but also a job. It was a horrible job and the pay was terrible, however it allowed him to get off the streets and support his habit, it was a win win for him
Today he planned on going to the mans house to pick up more having sold the rest of it the night before. He grabs his shoes from the closet and threw on a green wool sweater as well as a pair of slim fit blue jeans He then threw on his oversized glasses. He Pulls out his flip phone and sent a text to the man. "I'm on my way with the cash. Be about half an hour, I need more, Personal and to sell." He hit send and walked out the door. Locking the motel door he turns to leave walking down to the bus stop. He timed it perfectly, the bus was just pulling up as he was getting to the stop. He stepped on handed the bus driver his fare and sat in the back of the bus waiting till they were close enough for him to walk.
Half an hour had passed and Josiah was now a short three minute walk from the home. He thanked the bus driver and got off walking quickly to the address. He stopped at the front door and knocked. "Hey, I'm here to see the boss."
The man behind the door nodded and opened the door.
Josiah thanked him and headed inside. He walked straight to the office and set the money down on the mans desk standing at the corner of the surface. "Only had an issue with one buyer. He tried to rob me but I handled it. He paid double so there's an extra Three hundred in there for you."