Chapter 4

I didn't die. When I woke up, I threw up all the pills.

I rushed to the sink, scooping water with my hands and gulping it down like crazy.

I stared at my swollen, red eyes in the mirror.

Then I let out a hollow laugh.

It was like I died and came back to life. From now on, I'd live for myself.

My legs felt weak as I stumbled back to my own home, the place that was truly mine.

When my parents passed away, they left me and my brother a tiny place to live.

During those hardest…