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My aunt has always been someone who I admired, she was bright and kind to me and cared. Then everything changed. My aunt started smoking pot and drinking a lot and I was concerned, but I was only about 9 at the time and there was nothing I could do to physically stop her. Soon my aunt got into heavy drugs, like Crystal Meth and cocaine. She gave up her daughter and became a prostitute just to support her habit. She became so selfish that she didn't care about anything besides drugs. She physically and internally became a lost soul, someone I didn't even know.She has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, as the drugs have turned her brain completely around. She only knows one life, where she uses constantly. The beautiful kind soul I once admired was now something I wanted to never see. My aunt continues to use crystal meth with her boyfriend, and they have no intention of stopping even though they are due to have a baby sometime this May. I am scared for the future of that child, a child who will most likely turn into a lost soul, too. My aunt's drug addiction caused a huge strain on our whole family not only financially but emotionally. Our family has been torn apart by a senseless drug. I pray that no one else has to suffer like this, nobody should.