“I can’t do this.” I thought I could, I thought I could face him, the booze, everything. But it’s too much. I’m scared I’m slipping right back to where he found me. I don’t want that. Not anymore. I’ve been given a taste of a happier life, and I want to hold onto it. She pulls back, holding my shoulders, her bright blonde hair shining in the lights. “You can do this, Rosa. I promise you.”
