Apparently Samantha had decided that she needed to go to the rest room, and had excused herself.  She walked from the garden where they had been sitting and past the pool when she either slipped or stumbled into the pool and drowned.  Paramedics who...

This morning should have been the happiest day of Samantha’s life.  She was a popular cheerleader, was valedictorian of her class and had been accepted by two of the top Ivy League colleges in the country.   Instead of spending time at the stylist...

Jasmine lived next door to me and sometimes watched my kids when I went out. She was a likeable kid and always seemed to be smiling. She had a boyfriend, was “in love” and her world seemed to be just the way she wanted it. My children liked her so...

I started drinking when I was about 12. Both of my parents drank so there was always plenty of beer in the house. Mom and Dad worked but when they got home, the drinking started and so did the arguing. God, I hated to listen to that day after day. By...

Belinda tried not to stop and think about how life was before the drugs. She was one of those shy, studious types before she started taking meth. The only reason she started that was for a marathon study before the finals at school. She was, to say the...