One More DrinkA Story by Treo LeGigeo“You want to get a drink?”
Previous Version This is a previous version of One More Drink. “You want to get a drink?” Six words. Six little
words casually spoken by an innocent man without any idea of their implications. “You want to get a drink?” It was only a reunion
with an old friend; it was not supposed to become a battlefield. One moment I’m
strolling down the street chatting light-heartedly with a mate from school, the
next my world is threatening to crash down around me. “You want to get a drink?” To him it may
mean nothing but a simple boy’s night out, but to me it means much, much more. “You want to get a drink?” Anxiety, depression,
obsession, not caring what I did, who I hurt, how much I lost as long it got me
a pint. Bystanders attacked and robbed when cash ran low, barmen beaten and
stabbed after refusing to give any more, and fights. So many pointless, drunken
fights. “You want to get a drink?” Often I woke in
pain, sometimes in strange places with no memory of how I got there, sometimes in
ER. It was terrifying, horrifying, and killing me, but I couldn’t stop. “You want to get a drink?”
“You want to get a drink?”
“You want to get a drink?” But I also remember
what I’ve gained. The steady job I finally attained after years of unreliability,
the spacious house I only just finished paying off the previous month, the wonderful
son who admires me and looks up to me, and the beautiful wife who was the one
to first help me stop... “No thanks, I don’t drink.” Half may be lost,
but half is still being fought. There will be no end, no final battle; I’ll
never stop wanting just one more drink. But I have too
much to lose now, and if I have to fight for the rest of my life, I will do it. © 2010 Treo LeGigeoAuthor's Note
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Added on December 25, 2010Last Updated on December 26, 2010 Tags: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drunk, Drinking, Alcoholic AuthorTreo LeGigeoSydney, NSW, AustraliaAboutI'm from Australia, so some people may find that I spell things differently. I love writing and have had a couple of publications of short stories and novellas under a pseudonym. I started .. more..Writing
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