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Memoir: A Cautionary Tale Of Attraction And Addiction

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Jan. 12, 2024 – So what is the attraction? Of course, Richard is “gorgeous.” He has “dark brown hair and brown eyes [that] perfectly matched his medium complexion.” He has “strong arms that I imagined could wrap you up and hold you forever.” They meet through Yvonne’s older sister’s boyfriend. Soon Yvonne’s asking Richard for a favor — to buy liquor for her party because she’s underage. He agrees. Later, while she’s finishing a paper on Eugene O’Neill and his connection to Provincetown, Richard calls and asks her for a date. He cooks her dinner. They drink wine. In the bedroom, she walks on his back, which he says he has pulled.

Her mother disapproves of the relationship. They break up. Yvonne turns 18 and graduates from high school. She goes off to college. And on her first weekend home, she sees Richard again. And then again on Columbus Day weekend when she learns that he and his on-again/off-again girlfriend Patty, with whom he does cocaine, are expecting a child.

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