Chapter 18 [3-4]

“Michael?” Elliot asked, wanting me to reply to his statement.

“I’m listening,” I whispered, turning to look at him and thinking more about his words.

“I don’t want you to be upset with yourself or to have any guilty conscience. It was just… I’m trying to inform you that this is also substance abuse or could even lead to it and you’ve used both alcohol and drugs in the past. This is aside from the fact that your friends pressured you to drink, if they continue with this, then you will blindly harm yourself in the long run. I’m actually surprised that you didn’t have that thought and it’s concerning.” Elliot tells me and it felt me speechless.

I looked up at the sky and noticed the sun was beginning to set. “Can we not talk about this anymore?” I asked him.

“I’m only telling you from the way I view it and I care about you. I don’t know how much you’ve explained to Doctor Brown about the situation, but with your reaction, it seemed like this is something that you haven’t made yourself a