Nikki wasn’t all that sad to move on from her group of friends. There simply wasn’t much they offered her anymore. She need to move on, down her own trail. At the time, that trail included bikers, cigarettes, alcohol, sex, cocaine (only socially) and a whole lot of attitude. In fact, Nikki was turning into a downright bully. The fight had changed something in her forever. She enjoyed the aggression. Much like her smoking during the summer, Nikki reached a point where she no longer cared to hide her boyfriend’s choice in lifestyle. One Friday night that became crystal clear. One cold January Friday Nikki made plans to go the movies with her mother. The latter could feel her daughter slipping away and they had not had a chance to spend time alone together recently. That afternoon Nikki came home and relaxed on the couch for a few hours until dinner. Still wearing her Catholic school uniform, she devoured her dinner and went outside to smoke before getting dressed for the movi...