Gambling with my Soul

"Sometimes there’s an ache that can’t be quenched. It’s an ache that is rooted into the deepest pits of your soul. It calls to you...taunts you. It makes you want to take a drink…to relieve that thirst."

At the time, I didn’t know what was happening. I was out of control…losing parts of myself I didn’t even know I had. I wanted to feel numb, I f*cking craved it. There was a devil that nested on my shoulder telling me to take that next step, that all of my pain would disappear if I just...escaped. The next thing I knew, my world went black.

New town, new college, and a fresh start. This was my last chance. It was now or never. I’d put the devil in a cage and threw him away, or so I thought.

I escaped to a different city, changed my appearance, and blended into the crowd. No one had any idea who I was, and I wanted to keep it that way. No paparazzi, no parents, no old friends, and no devil telling me what to do.

But one day I woke up, and that changed. He found me. Now I had to keep my distance, fight him off, and keep him away.

Only he knew something I didn't, and that secret...would end up finishing the job.