Summary

In Chapter 23, Nic continued to use meth, and he occasionally phoned David; in the calls, he lied that he was sober. One day, he broke into David’s house to steal some belongings and money. One day, David grieved when he realized that his loving relationship with Nic had become essentially nonexistent. However, David determined to maintain a feeling of love for the memory of Nic, and he maintained hope that Nic still might be able to recover. In Chapter 24, David decided that he would pay for the cost of rehab if he could persuade Nic to try it one more time. David decided to organize an intervention for Nic, so he called a psychologist who was an expert in helping organize interventions. However, when David tried to persuade Nic over the phone to come home, Nic refused. On day, David received an...