A/N I have not abandoned my other stories but I really want to get this one started I've had it written for months and I feel I am ready to release it to the public. So please review, just letting you know I do have the next few chapters written, when I say I want three to five reviews I mean it.

As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.

Chapter One

"Hi, my name is Maximum Ride and I have a problem, I am addicted to," Max ran her fingers through her hair and blew air out of her mouth.

Ari, her brother, closed his camera and sat down next to Max on a blue cushioned windowsill, "Hey," he put his arm around Max's shoulder rubbing it slightly, trying to comfort her. You could see it in his eyes, he truly cared about his sister and loved her to tears.

Max looked away from him and some of her honey colored hair fell in front of her face, covering her eyes, "I-I just can't!" she wailed as she wiped a few tears that fell out of her eyes.

"Shh," Ari spoke softly and rubbed comforting circles on her arm and kissed the top of her head, "the first way to get your child back, your life back, is to admit you have a problem."

Maximum let out a breath she had no idea she was holding in, "Okay, I'm ready," sighing Max straightened her self fixing her posture.

Ari stood up and walked over to the camera and opened it, "Go."

She took a deep breathe and closed her eyes mentally preparing herself, she opened her eyes, "Hey, my name is Maximum Ride and I am addicted to pain pills. Specifically Oxycontin, Oxy, whatever you decide to call it.

"I am twenty-three years old and I have one child, Joshua. Josh is the light of my life, ever since he was born he has been my life. I love him more then I love myself, he is the number one reason why I have applied for this program.

"I have signed up for this program to get clean and to get my life and son back. When Josh was born his father left us with bad debts and a bad name." Max got a f

faraway look in her eyes.

"Hello, my name is Monique Olivia and I have an addiction. I am addicted to crystal meth, pretty heavy duty stuff right? Twenty-two years old is pretty young to be hooked on that is a little bad. Okay a lot bad but anyways... I have three kids.

"I lost my children, my triplets, when the government found out about the meth when I was pregnant. Triplets, three!" Monique was sobbing at this point.

Angel, her filmier, closed the camera and walked over to her and wrapped her skinny arms around her, "Shh, Shh! C'mon we'll continue this later, let's go get some ice cream."

Gazzy looked at his sister Ella, "Are you sure you're ready for this?"

Ella tugged a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear and smiled reassuringly at him, "Alright! I'm pumped so let's do this!"

Gazzy picked up the camera and opened it, "Alright Els, this is all you babe!" she said pointing at her like a professional.

Ella took a deep breathe, "Okay, I'm Ellan Hernandez and I am twenty years old. I know thats a really young age to be applying for a druggie aid but I screwed up okay? Besides that I'm addicted to crack, marijuana, there is a bunch of names for it.

"But, you guys already knew that because you took me away from my parents. Well that's totally okay because you showed me this program I guess... Anyway, I joined this program to get clean and live a life! I mean I haven't even had a chance to get serious with someone, and have kids!

"It says I need to list who I am doing this for, okay: I do not have kids, my parents couldn't give two flying shits, and I'm not in a relationship. I am doing this for me, and me only. In my opinion, I think that I should at least build a life before I go and screw it up. Right now this is all childish bullshit! I have not lived a life, this... This is for me." Ella finished and walked over two Gazzy who was staring at her and she closed the camera herself.

There is no need to look before you fall when someone is their to catch you,

When you have to look that is when you must worry.

A/N So I want three to five reviews possibly more? Please I know it's short but it is only the first chapter. Don't knock it until you try it! Please review and please put it on alert I don't exactly know when the next update will be because I'm grounded but I will try hard to update and get my grades up. I'm only temporarily ungrounded. So please have patience with me.

~BTB