Thursday
January 15, 2015

The devil, you know?

“Do you remember the guy who wanted to take me to Majorca?” Kim asked the group.  “He showed up at my door with some really good champagne.  He wanted to go out. When we go out, I never know how things are going to end. I thought it would be better to stay in and just drink the champagne.”

“And how did it end?” I asked.

“I had a couple of glasses of champagne and we wound up in the bedroom.  Afterwards I couldn’t sleep. He gave me an Ambien.  I don’t remember much more.” Kim looked around the room, catching the sadness and disappointment in her friends’ eyes. “Hey, I made the safe choice.  It’s like people say, better the devil you know.”

Michelle said, “How about an even safer choice. You let Majorca man come in, but he leaves the champagne in the car.”

“Better yet, you find somebody who respects your sobriety, somebody who won’t show up with booze,” Martell said. “No devil is better than the devil you know.”

Seal nodded her head in agreement, but Tony looked confused. He asked Martell, “When you say ‘no devil is better than the devil you know,’ do you mean the devil you know is best, or having no devil is better than the devil you know?”

Martell chuckled, “Having no devil is better, Tony.  Having no devil…”

Today I will remember: (having) no devil is better than the devil you know.

Relapse Prevention Group © 2015 by Ken Montrose

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