Student Magazine at Wilfrid Laurier University

Articles by Francie Nolan

Stark

Stark

Sitting high atop the Citadel, overlooking the bright lights of Quebec City reflecting on the Saint Lawrence River, it hits her. Subtly at first, trickling down like a bead of wax from a lit candle, until the trickles become waves and the waves become a flood. It’s official: she’s fucked… or stoned, or high, or blitzed; whatever the terminology. Quite simply, she’s no longer sober. But how did she get here?