Ex-Husband's Regret
I’m not surprised, though; Noah and I rarely interacted so it not a surprise that we didn’t have anything to talk about.
Then, unexpectedly, he pulled a stash from his pocket. Lit it and then took a slow drag.
"That’s not good for you," I mutter, eyeing him worriedly. "I thought you quit."
Things were hard for him after Chloe’s death. He spiraled. He fell into depression, became an alcoholic and even started doing drugs. His parents had to take him for rehabilitation after he wrecked his car one day driving home while high.
"I did," he says. "But today... I need something to ground me. Something to take the edge off. Something to help me cope with the pain. Alcohol wasn’t doing shit.”