[Jarrod]

Okay basically - I write this sort of stuff. This is my latest one. It's based around the current alcohol storyline with Connor and Christine Mulgrew. I don't know if anyone is interested in reading it. But if you are I'd really appreciate the opinions.

Help Me.

"Alcoholism: An addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behaviour resulting from alcohol dependency."

That one quote describes the life... and needs one person closest to me. The one person who I've had no choice but to depend on and live with for the past 17 years. I guess nobody can really describe what it's like living with an alcoholic. It's hard. Coming home from school, seeing that person lying on the floor unconscious from the effects of alcohol or in complete hysterics after downing a bottle of vodka.
You know - I've never really realised how hard living like this. Having to look after your own mum isn't exactly a 17 year old needs when he's trying to concentrate on A-Levels is it?

"CONNOR! GET UP YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE...AGAIN"

There are times when she isn't drunk... like now... half past 7 in the morning. Give it around two hours - she'll be almost emotionally drained and will be gagging for the next drink. I don't know personally anybody who has to put up with this... I keep everything away from my friends. The fact that this woman is my mum... and Waterloo Road's second English Teacher. There is one person I know I can talk to. But I really don't want to tell her any of this. She doesn't need to be dragged into my mess.

"CONNOR! I WON'T TELL YOU AGAIN. GET UP OR I'LL DRAG YOU OUT OF BED MYSELF!"

Sometimes I prefer her when she is drunk... Let me ask you this - How exactly would you feel coming home and finding around 10 empty vodka bottles stashed away at the back of a kitchen cupboard... that haven't been there for more than a week? How would you appreciate coming from school and finding your parent drunk and out of their mind on the sofa, or sometimes on the kitchen floor crying? You wouldn't like it would you.


Original Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9017814/1/Help-Me