Homecoming: A New Reality
<p>Waiting for Lauren to call, I paced, I cleaned things that were already clean, I took Coco out for a walk. Nothing made the minute hand on the clock move any faster. Nine-thirty. She said they’d release her around nine-thirty. The detox facility is only about a 15 minute drive, but still, I thought about driving over there early so I’d be in the area when she called. I also thought that would jinx it.</p>
<p>She called me at 9:20 A.M. Saturday morning. “I’m ready to be picked up!” The flood of emotions combined with my withdrawals from marijuana were overwhelming. I’d been clean for three and a half days now. There was no way I was going to let her go through this alone.</p>
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