1 THE STORY OF JAYDEN MARKSON

He was just 15 when Jayden when he turned to drugs, he went through a break up with the girl he wanted to marry, he started smoking weed and drinking, after a year, he was 16, he no longer felt the feeling he used to feel on weed, he wanted more, night after night he fought with his mom and brother, he hit his brother and left, he was homeless. He was stealing and trespassing, he felt at his lowest, he met a man named Kevin, he was 18, he was also homeless. He told Kevin everything, Kevin had been through a lot too. They both smoked together, stole, carjacked, and did home invasions together, they later bought a Apartment In the city, a one room but they were happy. Jayden had extremely bad pains all night and day, Kevin didn't know how to help, one Night he came home with a few pills, it was Xanax, Jayden was hooked on them immediately, after a year, Jayden turned 17 and Kevin 19, they had the best bond, felt like brothers, they were still in that dusty apartment and doing Xanax and smoking weed, but Jayden claimed he didn't benefit from Xanax anymore, he went and looked around for days, until he approached a man, he had sold Jayden 2 grams of heroin, he gathered what he needed, a needle and a spoon, he went to a big bush and sat on a broken branch, he placed the rock on the spoon and began heating the spoon, he then proceeded to to put his belt around his arm, he got his needle, he didn't know how much he should do, so he took got a small dosage, then injected it into his left arm. He sat back shocked at the feeling, he loved it, like nothing else, no pain no bad thoughts, he felt on top of the world, he ran around the bush, laughing and having the time of his life, it was a good hour before he stopped, he was lost in the bush, but later found his spot with his Heroin, he loved it, he went back to his and Kevin's Apartment, Kevin was on there little decking, he asked why Jayden had been, Jayden showed him his heroin rock, Kevin was hesitant at first, he said that's it should be a one time thing and Jayden should never touch the shit again, Jayden's response was do you want a try, they both did it, they were laying on the Apartment floor laughing and yelling, once again feeling the best, the day after Kevin said seriously don't touch it again, Jayden agreed, it had been 3 days and all Jayden could think about was another hit of it, he went and met up with the dealer, he bought 3 grams of dope, went back to the bush spot he had made, and injected 2 grams this time, he felt incredible like

Nothing could stop him, it was a good three to four hours before he started coming down, it was around 9:30 pm, he injected the last gram and was high until 11:30 pm, he went back to the apartment and saw Kevin sleeping, he fell asleep shorty after, In the morning Kevin questioned Jayden on his whereabouts last night, Kevin realised the marks on his arms, Kevin yelled at Jayden, it turned physically, Jayden went through a window, he left the apartment and went under a bridge where some other homeless were, he made a little area there and settled in, later that day, Jayden bought 2 grams of dope and found a vein and injected, he was sitting upright looking up towards the bright with eyes closed, out of his mind and belt still around his upper arm Jayden felt a push, it was a old friend, Lachy, he was the same age, he was shocked and they had a conversation, not a very good one as Jayden was still high, lachy offered for to let Jayden stay at his house in a guest room, but only if he'd stop his heroin addiction, he agreed and went to lachy house, he fell asleep instantly and woke up feining for another taste, lachy had bought him cigarettes to have instead, he started chain smoking, after a couple weeks, Jayden was finally clean of any drug, he was 2 weeks sober, he went to find a job to offer rent to lachys parents even though they didn't want it, he found a job as a Walmart worker, a couple weeks in, his depression hit again, he was trying to be happy about his life, but couldn't find the happiness, Jayden went out, he celebrated his 18th birthday with lachy and his family, after that went out, Jayden was thinking about his real family, the depression hit hard this time, nothing a bit of weed could help with, he had been nearly 2 months sober, he had hit up his dealer, he had got 1 gram of heroin, he was under the bridge again, took off his belt and tied it around his arm, put the needle in one of his veins and injected, all the depression went away in flash, he felt happy again, he went back to lachys and sleept, he woke up to lachys parents yelling at him to get out, they found his needle, he ran to the bridge, and lived there again, he didn't see lachy for a long time, he started shooting up heroin daily now spending around 75-150 dollars a day, it had been a couple months, he's clothes where ripped and raged, gloves had holes, his beanie was in the best shape. He had bruises on his face and cuts everywhere, a lot of marks from the heroin hits, but he had now been out of money, and no job cause he didn't go, he was feining badly for a another hit, he held people up with switchblade he had, he made around 200, at last, he could get another hit, he called his dealer and bought 2 grams, he did hit after hit, he was zoned out, in his own world, happy not depressed, the best feeling in the world in his mind, that's how is life was now, heroin everyday, stealing and sexually acts for money, he was the worst addict imaginable, he hasn't seen his family for a year, had no friends, he was at the lowest, a true Addict.

Chapter 2

Now 19, months of addiction, Jayden was still under that bridge, shooting heroin and doing criminal acts. He was weak, didn't have the energy to do any hold ups or money jobs, and the worst, he was out of money, he was feining this was his first day in months without heroin, he went to his mothers house and begged her for money, laying outside the door, he was crying and screaming, she saw how he looked and the state he was in, she couldn't help but break down into tears she had 30 dollars In her hands ready to give to him but she knew it would make things worse, Jayden's brother went and picked him up and tried pushing him over the property, she was screaming I need another taste please, his brother had got him off the property, he yelled whilst crying I LOVE YOU MUM, PLEASE! His brother gave him a big push, Jayden reacted and hit his brother Michael, and started beating him, by this time, his mum Already called the cops, they arrived and pulled Jayden off his brother, and put him under arrest, and in the back of car, Jayden was screaming for his mum, but she couldn't bring the words to speak, she was heartbroken, he was taken away, they charged with assault, sentenced him to 60 days in jail. after 35 Days in, Jayden hadn't touched any drugs, he was finally sober, oh though, the first two weeks he was feining badly, but he overcame that eventually, his brother Michael visited him, he said mum only wanted the best for him that's why she called the police, Jayden understood, Michael said Jayden could come back and live with them if he stayed sober, Jayden was thrilled, and said he was never touching heroin again, after 60 days, he was released, he saw his mother and brother standing by there car, smiling, he ran up and gave his mum the biggest hug and apologised nonstop, they gone back to his house, he has moved back in to his old room, he was overwhelmed, a couple days later he a got a job a fast food store, a couple weeks after he had bought a guitar, and turned that into his new addiction, he practiced everyday and night, he reconnected with lachy and they started a little band, lachy was on the drums, they wanted a bass player, Jayden had someone in mind, Kevin. he went to that apartment there Kevin was they talked for hours, Jayden introduced the two boys and they started a band called "Indecision" they didn't have a singer though, Kevin and lachy forced to Jayden to sing, so he tried, what came out was one of the purest voices, somthing you would expect to hear back in the 90s his voice was perfect, they made there first single called "been there" it got popular in there area, he was getting attention, they started grinding songs non stop, they dropped a project called "Decisions" how ironic, it got major popularity, it went state wide, they were getting famous now, with 3 singles and 1 project, they were getting way bigger than expected, one song hit the charts and the money started coming in, Kevin and lachy where thrilled and overwhelmed although Jayden wasn't really cooping with the fame, it made him nauseous he didn't want the fame, after being sober nearly a year, he was on the Xanax and weed again to calm him down, they released a new single named "contagious" it charted 3 on the billboards, unbelievable. The song was about Jayden's feelings towards the fame, but he sugarcoded most of the Words to hide it, all that happened between age 19 and 20 a month from his 21st birthday, he turned 21, they went on their first ever tour, Around the United States, they were selling out shows, Jayden had more Xanax each night so he could actually perform that year was crazy but it through by, he just turned 22 they were working on their second album, they ready to make number one on the charts, but can Jayden cope with the fame?