Destiny

#flashfiction

Annie was the baby of the family. She was deeply loved and wanted.  Standards of perfection were forced upon her from the moment of conception.

The family curse was also part of her DNA.  Addiction runs in the family.  Both sides.  How could Annie escape her destiny?

Somewhere along the way she quit trying.  “Who cares?” she wondered.  “We’re born alone, we die alone”