It was the next day. AJ had overdosed on Vicodin. She had to have her stomach pumped. She came very close to dying but she was going to be ok. She woke up. She opened her eyes and looked around.

"Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital." Her mom said.

"Mom?" She said confused. "What are you doing here?"

"I came over to your place to check on you last night." "I found you in the baby's room upstairs." "You were unconscious on the floor." "You almost died."

"I don't know what's happening to me." She started to cry. Her mom hugged her. "I'm sorry."

"It's alright."

"I have a problem mom."

"I know."

"I need help."

"We'll get you help." "Don't worry about it."

"I should have listened to them."

"Listened to who?"

"Well it's kind of hazy because I was high but John and Kaitlyn were trying to convince me to go to rehab."

"What did you tell them?"

"Basically to go to hell." "I'm scared."

"I know April."

"How did I ever let get this way?"

After a few days in the hospital AJ checked into a ninety-day rehab center. She had to meet with her drug counselor. She was waiting for him in his office. He came through the door. AJ was expecting him to be a much older man but he looked around her age. He had brown hair and green eyes. He sat at his desk.

"Hello April." He said. "I'm Corey Emerson."

"Hi." "I prefer to be called AJ."

"Well AJ." "Let me start off by saying I've been where you are." "I'm a former alcoholic and addict."

"How old are you?"

"Twenty-eight." "I've been clean and sober for seven years." "Now here you will participate in group and individual therapist sessions with doctor Cross." "You will be assigned a new chore each week and expected to complete tasks while you're here." "Any questions?"

"No."

"Ok." "The nurse will now show to your room."

After AJ got settled in she went to have her first individual therapy session with doctor Cross. She was in her office sitting on the couch waiting for her. Doctor Cross came walking in.

"Hello April." "I'm doctor Cross."

"Hi." "I prefer to be called AJ."

"My apologizes." "Ok these sessions are to find the root on your problem." "The reason why you turned to drugs in the first place."

"I already know the reason."

"Why?"

"Well I don't really want to talk about it but I guess I have no choice."

"Take your time."

"Four months ago I was five months pregnant." "I got into a car accident and…Tears started to come down her cheeks. "I lost my baby." She said tearfully. "I broke my arm in the accident." "The doctor prescribed me Vicodin for the pain not long after that I started abusing them."

"Why?"

"I felt numb that's how I wanted to feel."

"Was the father supportive after it happened?"

"Very but I pushed him away." "Him and everyone else in my life." "I even quit my job and it was a great job."

"Are you still with the father?"

"We were never together just really close friends." "We both had way to much to drink last New Years Eve things happened and I became pregnant."

"Did you ever want more from the relationship?"

"As the months went by I started developing other feelings."

"Do you think he did?"

"I think so but I think he was fighting them."

"Why?"

"After our one night stand we agreed to remain friends." "Then he started dating another co-worker."

"How did that make you feel?"

"Jealous."

After her individual and group therapy session AJ went to her room and went to bed. She knew she had a long road ahead of her.