"Honk" If You're Sober

When I was 11 years old, I finally met someone who understood me. Up to that point, I’d felt lost, misunderstood and alone for most of my childhood. I certainly wasn’t receiving the direction, acceptance and understanding I needed and deserved. At the point in my life when everything seemed bleak and hopeless, I was introduced to a character in a book named Nancy Drew. Quickly, she became my best friend. Her books took me away, as if I was stepping out of my empty life and into hers. Little did I know, this would be the first of many attempted escapes from my life.