Chapter 9I had to get away from the water
It wore me down
You swimming in the moonlight
Me following you around
I wanted to get closer
And climb into your skin
But I was your confessor
And you were my biggest sin
—Milo Stamis, “Drowning,” Words Without Music
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Rick emerged from rehab clean and sober. However, he still felt dirty for the things he did to Liam, Milo, and in consequence, to the band. He got a new gig with an up-and-coming group, but his heart still belonged to Shattered Glass. He needed to smoke a load of weed each night to be able to play the type of bubble gum music he despised. It didn’t take long to make the leap from pot to heroin. Heroin became his drug of choice to dull the senses, and Rick needed enough to plaster over his conscience.
Since he could n
