Addicted already?

The sunlight smacked us all with rays of resolve as we vaulted out of our sleeping bags, baring our half-naked bodies to the glow of the azurean skies. Our gleaming nipples sparkled with determination.

Today, we had a goal.

Today, we were getting our bum cheques, and today, we were getting a shit ton of heroin.

We pummeled all of our shit into our backpacks with herculean might and watched the sidewalk as it sped by beneath us as we trucked towards the main strip.

We walked as fast as we could, but refused to run. Our subconscious was working quickly. If we ran, then we would have to accept that we were already addicted to heroin. If we walked quickly, then we were just making sure that we were punctual for our appointment with the welfare office.

The three of us separated as we entered the welfare office lineup. We met up ten minutes later.

Scrib had a huge grin on his face and a wad of bills in his hands; me and Fernweh wore huge frowns and sported empty pockets and curse words. Our cheques hadn't come in - but we still wanted our drugs.

As we poked and prodded Scrib to front us a couple bags of heroin, we realized that we could no longer pretend that we were free from the grip of heroin.

"C'mon, man. We'll pay you back as soon as our cheques get deposited. The three of us only need 200 bucks. Our cheques will be in soon. They'll be in soon, man! C'mon!"

It didn't take a third person perspective to realize how pathetic we seemed, swarming him like vultures trying to peck the cash from his pocket.

He aptly told us to fuck off and that we'd just continue with our other plans instead. We were planning to head to Snooze's parents' place in Guelph for the week. We could get drugs later.

That was (almost) alright with me and Fern. The allure of Snooze's parent's house sounded great. Since her parents were gone, we were promised three things: unlimited food, unlimited liquor, and unlimited access to small-town teenagers like ourselves that we could get rowdy with.

Whenever you have an opportunity not to smoke heroin, you should probably seize it.