Good Behavior

by Blake Crouch

“Late at night, when you’re alone, do you ever feel like somewhere along the way, you crossed this line you didn’t see? Actually sold yourself out?”

It’s gnawing to have that kind of after-thought

three steps to ensure sobriety.” “Recognize. Avoid. Cope.”

Recognize. Avoid. Cope. And repeat.

She lived so rarely in the present, her existence neatly boiled down into two equal parts. The depression and regret of her past. The fear of what was to come.