"Johnny! Look at me!"
Johnny looked up and found himself looking into his best friends eyes. Will grabbed the needle that was hovering dangerously over Johnny's arm. He frantically tried to reach for it but Will threw it out of reach. Tunny and Heather stood to the side in silence. Tears were building up in her eyes but the other man remained calm. Will raise his hand and attempted to place it on Johnny's shoulder but he pulled away.
"Johnny, you need to stop this. This is not a healthy lifestyle."
"So being a fat ass on a couch with a beer and pot diet isn't?" Johnny shot back.
Heather gasped but Will did not respond immediately. He swallowed all his hurtful comebacks before taking a deep breath.
"I'll admit. We're both fucked up. But you need to stop this terrible-"
"Stop pitying me! I don't need your fucking help!"
Tunny took a step forward to intervene but Heather grabbed his wrist. He looked back to protest but Heather shook her head. He threw her hand off his wrist but did not advance on the other two.
Will grabbed Johnny's arms. "Listen to me! We love you too much to see you like this. Every time you sneak around, finding new way to supply yourself with drugs, it hurts us."
Johnny stood up, throwing Will away from himself. "You know, Jimmy would have never-"
"Johnny, Jimmy LEFT you! He's not here! All he did was fuck you up then leave. All he wanted was a new customer and you fit the bill. Please believe me when I say that this isn't good for you!"
Johnny hesitated then ran towards Will. Heather screamed and Tunny took a step forward but Johnny merely threw himself into Will's arms. Heather covered her mouth and walked forward to gently place a hand on Johnny's back. Tunny, who had several tears streaming down his cheek, enclosed them all into a hug.
Johnny looked up at Will with a blank expressionless face. "Okay. I'll do it. I'll get clean."
Will smiled. "Good. It'll all get better. I promise."
Johnny nodded then let his head fall back on Will's shoulder. The others exchanged looks of relief. Things were gonna change for the better.
Or so they thought.
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