Chpater 12, A Glimpse, (pg 188-191) Summary and Analysis

The last time Julian attempted to kick Knapp out, he practically had to pry her fingers from the furniture. She did move out, but made sure that her apartment was close to his—it was actually sixty-five steps away from his house. A few weeks after the move, she went to meet with her therapist for an emergency session. She was still drunk when she went in. She kept talking to him about drinking and he recommended that she go to an AA meeting.

When Knapp arrived, she watched the entire meeting. Instead of giving it a chance, she completely rejected it. She thought that there was no way she could belong there with "those people"—the addicts. The minute she left the meeting she promised herself that she would stop...