"Hey Avi, can we talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah. What's up?"

Avi's three best friends Scott, Kirstie, and Mitch (also known as "The Trio") all start to give him a certain look that he cannot properly identify.

Concern perhaps??

"Avi, you know we love you, right?" Scott starts.

"Yeah...."

"And we all want what's best for you." Mitch continues.

"But we think, as your best friends, that you should probably seek some help for this growing 'problem' that you've been having for a while." Kirstie finishes.

Avi scoffs in disbelief. They always keep telling him that he should get clean. He should honestly commit to a clean slate if he wants to live a longer, healthier life.

The problem that his friends are talking about is his drug aduse problem. Avi has been addicted to any form of cocaine ever since his freshman year of high school.  He always swore at first that he would be clean. He always listened to his parents when they said "not to do drugs". But the strong, effective words of peer pressure from the high school seniors can work wonders to an innocent mind like Avriel's.

The seniors were always persuasive to the younger classmen at the high school. They always aimed for the freshmen because they are easy to manipulate. They always searched for the most innocent students in the freshmen class. Avriel just so happened to be their main target.

"Yo Avi. If you wanna hang out with us, you have to follow our rules. Got it? We'll take care of ya until we graduate. So are you in?"

Being the desperate and oblivious teen that he was, he agreed to all of their rules, no questions asked. When it came to drugs Avi was super hesitant at first. He knew what he was doing was wrong. But with every intake of the drugs his regrets slowly went away. He always enjoyed the high he would experience day after day.

He tried going clean.....but that only lasted for less than 3 days. His mind craved the missing drugs from his system. It desired the need for the high. It didn't matter if he snorted the powder or smoked it hard. His body NEEDED it.

But lately, Avi wasn't feeling the best in the world and his friends Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie could see it clear as day. His health was slowly failing him due to the constant intake of the horrid drug.

One day it went too far.

Avi and Mitch planned to just get some coffee and go to the park for a small wall. Its been a while since it's been just them two. Mitch offered to pick Avi up and he accepted. When Mitch made it to Avi's house, it was unnaturally quiet.

Comes to find out that Avi accidentally ODed and was out cold in his bedroom. Mitch called 911 in time to save him. Avi was held in the hospital for a little over a month. This drove him insane. The doctors warned him to stay away from the cocaine unless he wants to dig his own grave next time he ODs.

But being the ignorant young man that he is, Avi ignored the doctors orders and continued his ways.

He was sent home two weeks ago from the hospital.

"Avi, I really want you to at least try. What happened at your house scared the living shit out of me. I thought I lost you." Mitch sniffles.

"Well you didn't Mitch. I'm here and I'm fine."

"Are you? Are you really fine Avi?" Scott questions.

"Yes, I'm fine."

"Stop lying to us Avi. We all can see past this little façade you're trying to pull off. It's not working. We're not trying to make you upset. We just want a better future for you because we love you. As your best friends we care so much for and about you. Please, I beg of you. At least try." Kirstie begs him.

After 10 minutes of silence in the large house Avi finally nods his head.

"Fine. I'll do it. But if it doesn't work, don't bother trying to get me into another program, got it?"

"Ok." the trio says in unison.