Present day
Rebecca
I tried to focus on my breathing, I tried not to think about the pit of guilt I feel in the bottom of my stomach but all I could do was look around the room and see how much damage I have caused.
"Please Becky don't look at the room, don't think about the money. It'll be okay."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door and Seth frowned disapprovingly.
"I'll get that, you just sit tight."
He walked over to the door and opened it, I climbed off the kitchen stool and ran upstairs. I feel like shit but I know all my drugs are gone, maybe a change of clothes might help to calm my ever growing need for drugs.

Seth
I open the door and my mouth falls open when I see it's my parents looking happily as ever.
"Seth did you miss us?"
If I'm being truly honest they've barely crossed my mind, I've had my hands full with Becky so I haven't really had the chance to think about my parents but I just nod anyway.
"Well move out of way then, I want a nice brew."
"Uh dad actually, could you guys come back in a bit?"
"No, this is my house now Seth move out of the way."
I sighed and stepped out of the way, I heard my mothers scream when she saw the house.
"What have you done?"
Becky must have heard a scream because she came running downstairs looking panicked.
"Who's this and why is she wearing HER clothes?"
"Mom this is Becky, she's been staying here~"
"No I will not let you bring some random bitch off the streets into my house and let her wear your sisters clothes."
"Mom! She's right there and she's my friend!"
"I don't care who she is, I want her out!"
I looked over at Becky and I could see her start to fidget.
"Maybe Seth if you'd brought in some pretty face from school it wouldn't be so bad, but she looks like trouble, she looks just like your sister did when I found her dead! So I want her out!"
She looked up at me and ran towards the door.
"Becky wait!"
I ran after her, I just about managed to stop her before she left.
"Please just wait, I can talk to my mother. She's in shock, she didn't mean anything she said."
"Seth I can't stay~"
I grabbed her hand and placed my free hand on her cheek.
"I don't want to lose you..."
"You won't."
I kissed her before she pulled away, she placed her skateboard to the ground and off she went.

Rebecca
I pull out my phone and text back my mother.
"I'll be home in 20 x."
Maybe she really does want me home, maybe this can be a new chapter for us. God knows it's better than the streets, or maybe the streets are better. I just hope I've made the right choice, Seth doesn't want to lose me and believe it or not I don't want to lose him. He's the only good thing in my life, that's why I feel so guilty because I know I'm only going to let him get hurt. I feel my skateboard hit a rock or something causing me to come to a halt, I fall face first onto concrete but I luckily don't chip any teeth.
"Love are you okay?"
I look up and see my old dealer, he doesn't recognise me at first but he soon clocks on.
"Rebecca, it's been a minute. How's Ricky treating you?"
He offers me his hand and I take it.
"He's treating me like shit, I missed a payment and he's come to my friends house and trashed it."
"Ah kid I'm sorry."
"Why aren't you dealing anymore?"
"I found out the girlfriends pregnant, I don't want to put her at any risk so I quit. You still taking?"
"I'm really trying to stop, but it's difficult. The constant urge to inject is playing on my mind, plus I feel awful."
"I never should have sold you those needles after I knew you'd been clean for so long."
"If it wasn't you it would've been someone else."
"I know it's coming up to his anniversary soon so how are you holding up?"
"Not great, i just really need him right now. I don't know if I'll be able to quit again on my own..."
"Then don't do it alone, Rebecca you can do this but you've got to surround yourself with people who love you. Listen I'll have a word with my dad so he can sort out Rick, I'll get him to stop bothering you."
"What happens if you don't have anybody that loves you?"
"Well you'll always have me, you've been like a daughter to me these last few years. I'm sure the girlfriend won't mind if I brought you home with me?"
"Thank you for the offer but I'm going home for the first time in months today..."
"Well kid you have my number, so if you need me just give it a ring."
"Thank you Al, I'll see you around."
"You too kid."
I pick my skateboard off the ground and continue my journey to my mothers house. I can't help but feel even more sick when I reach the door.