Oh this is so cool! It's really amazing, so beautiful and heart-felt. I think the reactions were very, very real, having myself gone through something similar, except I didn't have a Frankie haha. I had my mum, who acted like Gerard, and my therapist who acted like Ray. O.O
But this is so amazing. It's very original and inspiring and some of the similes you used were amazing: "Just let my life trickle down the drain like raindrops dripping off a rose petal," and "anguished stripes of shame, kind of like an artist’s intricate brush strokes on a dull canvas."
Yeah, you did amazing. Outstanding, even. Very well done. :)
Author's response
Thank you very much; I'm really glad that you think this went alright.
I'm sorry that you went through something similar to this, I know how it feels which is kinda why I wrote this. My family and friends acted like Gerard, my uncle was kinda like Ray and then what Frank says in this is what I would want to say to anyone who went/is going through this type of thing, including my past self. If that makes any sort of sense.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review, it really does mean a lot coming from you! :)