-AP, San Diego
I was about fifteen years old going into high school during COVID-19, so everything was basically online. My mom is a travelling nurse, so she was never in town. I had my friends over. They were all older than me.
So, one day a female brought her friend, and he asked me if I wanted to try cocaine. I told him no. He kept asking me and it was getting annoying, so I was just going to try it.
But, once I saw him jump off my second story balcony, that pushed me harder and made me never want to take drugs. I’m glad I chose the right decision because more than half of our population is dying from violence and drug overdoses.