ALL WAS GOING WELL, UNTIL – PART 9 – A SET ROAD: MY INEVITABLE SLIDE INTO ADDICTION;
All was going well at Makerere Day and Evening School for Adults (MAECA) until Christmas break. I relapsed in Hoima.
After the break, school resumed. For periods at a time throughout 2010, I managed to stay sober. Other times, I’d buy bottles of Coffee Spirit and drink them in the evenings; either on my way home or at home.
I’d wake up late oft times due to this. Dad not liking that and oft shouted at me. I often dozed during morning lessons.
Two incidents stand out when I was in MAECA which initiated the disorientation and apathy I had for my studies. One was attending a function at dad’s country house at the beginning of 2010. I drank much and was hangover for a while. Bouncing back took me a while.
Second; when MAECA organized a leaver’s party at the beach. All I remember is going to the beach that Saturday, talking to others and enjoying…
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