News travels fast in a rehab group. The buzz had been going around for a few hours that some kid was on the way to Wimberley. He had an intervention on The Dr. Oz show in New York the day before. 15 minutes of fame. New Kid in Town by The Eagles. Read the lyrics as the song goes on. They fit Jared pretty well. "Great expectations everybody is watching you"
Jared got there with much fanfare. They stuck him in detox for a few days. He was cocky right off. That Dr. Oz thing had gone to his head at this time. I got to tell you, an intervention on TV doesn't get much attention from a bunch of drunks and addicts in rehab. Jared had a lot to learn.
I remember the first time that I saw him. He was walking towards the smoking area and walked past my cabin. Me and some of my roommates were sitting on the front porch. Jared walked up smoking a cigarette. You were only supposed to smoke in the smoking area, but at this time he didn't think any rules applied to him. He threw the butt down in our flower bed and we got in trouble for it. He heard about it very clear.
Jared started to hang out around me and the guy that I shared a room with. We were both older and he just gravitated towards us. We had the first of many long conversations with the troubled young man. He was scared of life. We will get to know him better.
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