forum
raze
the
man
was
the
only
person
at
the
respect
forum
sitting
by
himself
.
a
woman
approached
his
table
and
smiled
.
"
look
at
you
,"
she
said
. "
you're
all
alone
."
"
not
for
long
,"
he
said
. "
i
attract
a
lot
of
people
with
my
personality
."
she
sat
down
and
put
her
hand
on
his
shoulder
.
"
i
have
a
problem
,"
she
said
. "
i
have
a
grandson who's
an
addict
.
he's
a
wonderful
young
man
.
he's
spent
six
years
in
and
out
of
recovery.
he's
working
right
now
.
his
family
is
very
compassionate
.
very
supportive.
but
his
brother
is
struggling
with
all
the
focus
there's
been
on
this
one
specific
thing
and
the
attention
it's
taken
away
from
him
.
i
think
he's
close
to
relapsing.
i
can
see
the
signs
.
can
i
get
involved
here
?
or
is
this
something
i
shouldn't
stick
my
nose
in
?
what
do
you
think
i
should
do
?"
she
looked
ready
to
cry
.
before
the
man
could
say
anything
,
the
emcee's
voice
tore
through
the
uncomfortable
silence
.
"break's
over
.
back
to
your
assigned tables."
the
next
speaker
stepped
up
to
the
podium
.
the
woman
walked
away
without
an
answer
.
231005
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from