Title: Restitution
Author: MysticDragon
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Tribune owns them not me
A/N: Another challenge using "My father never…" as the first sentence
This is a semi-follow up for Relapse and Recovery
My father never stood a chance. He fought his enemy for a while but it was a lost battle from the beginning. I remember watching him struggle with his pain. He kicked and screamed. He cursed everyone around him. He knew if he lost so would his family. We would be left vulnerable without him. However, the demon was too strong for him. But what he didn't realize was that by showing me how easily he gave into the desire for the drug, he gave me the strength to fight for myself. My father gave up but I am not my father. I will continue to fight my own battles because I know from my father that I can't lose until I give up fighting. I wont give up though. I have lots of debts to pay for my mistakes. I have to make restitution. I won't let my friends down. They have never let me down. I know that even thought my father never stood a chance; I do because of my friends. I will repay the debts I owe and I will defeat my demons. I will not leave my family vulnerable and alone. I will not become my father.
Author: MysticDragon
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Tribune owns them not me
A/N: Another challenge using "My father never…" as the first sentence
This is a semi-follow up for Relapse and Recovery
My father never stood a chance. He fought his enemy for a while but it was a lost battle from the beginning. I remember watching him struggle with his pain. He kicked and screamed. He cursed everyone around him. He knew if he lost so would his family. We would be left vulnerable without him. However, the demon was too strong for him. But what he didn't realize was that by showing me how easily he gave into the desire for the drug, he gave me the strength to fight for myself. My father gave up but I am not my father. I will continue to fight my own battles because I know from my father that I can't lose until I give up fighting. I wont give up though. I have lots of debts to pay for my mistakes. I have to make restitution. I won't let my friends down. They have never let me down. I know that even thought my father never stood a chance; I do because of my friends. I will repay the debts I owe and I will defeat my demons. I will not leave my family vulnerable and alone. I will not become my father.