High Achiever by Tiffany Jenkins EPUB & PDF – Details About
- Author: Tiffany Jenkins
- Genre: Substance Abuse Recovery, Drug Dependency Recovery, Codependency
- Publish Date: 18 June 2019
- Size: 2 MB
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“One, two, three.”
The light from the flash was blinding. I’d been ordered to remove my
glasses for the picture, and I could see nothing for a moment. I hadn’t washed
my hair in three days, and since I was arrested directly from my bed, where I’d
been sleeping, the mugshot about to be plastered all over the papers and the
local news broadcasts was most likely just as horrendous as the crimes that
started the whole ordeal.
“I am going to uncuff you, briefly, so that you can remove your jewelry
and place it in this bag. Once you do that, you will head to that holding cell
right there,” the officer said, pointing. “And change out of your clothes. You
look to be a large, so here, take these,” she said, handing me a polyester
jumpsuit. She reached into a nearby bin and pulled out a pair of rubber flip-
flops.
“These are your new shoes. You will wear them at all times—including
when you take a shower. Don’t lose them.” She thrust the shoes into my
already full hands and nudged me toward the cell. I tried my best not to think
about all the different feet that had already worn these rubber shoes, but,
despite my best efforts, I was haunted by the thought of how many different
species of bacteria would soon be inhabiting my toes.
I jumped when the metal door slammed behind me. The room was dark
and the acidic smell of urine was overwhelming. I held my breath and quickly
stripped off my clothes before slipping into the jumpsuit. It felt like I was
wearing cardboard. The female deputy had been observing me through the
window and opened the door once I was dressed.
“Put your stuff in here.” She held out a brown paper bag and I stared at
my belongings as I dropped them in. My heart sank as she folded up the bag
and handed it to another deputy. My clothes were no longer my own; they
belonged to the county now. “C’mon, you gotta see the nurse for some blood
work and a pregnancy test.” For a moment, I secretly prayed I was pregnant.
Maybe then they would let me go home.
Home. I wasn’t even sure where that was anymore. I certainly couldn’t go back to where I was living. In fact, by now, my belongings were most likely
packed and sitting outside.
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