"Did he let you?" Bette asked.

"When he found out I was kicked out because my parents are racists who couldn’t handle that I had a black best friend he welcomed me with open arms," Tina said. "Once I settled in with them Julian made his move."

Bette chuckled, "he was waiting for the right time, smart guy."

"He courted me with flowers, teddy bears, poems, and songs," Tina said, "he was just the sweetest boy ever. He was kind and affectionate, and after a whole year of his little gestures and sweet words I gave in. Though Danielle was my first kiss, Julian was my first everything else."

"I bet Tasha was happy with that," Bette said.

"She was thrilled, but she was worried about me," Tasha said, "she knew her brother’s tendencies, at that point he was already doing weed with his friends. She also knew how strong my attraction to women was and she didn’t want me to deprive myself of my passion for him."

"I’m guessing she was right to be worried," Bette said.

"Everything just went downhill when we all moved to California," Tina said, "Mr. Williams was stationed in Palm Springs and Tasha, Julian, and I started attending UCLA. That’s when Julian started experimenting more with other illegal drugs but he kept a secret because he knew Tasha would tell their father. When Tasha dropped out of UCLA and started going to the Police Academy Julian had no reason to hide it.

"The once sweet and charming boy I knew turned into a monster. He would bring his druggie friends over and they would have these parties. They would try to make me do the drugs and when I would refuse Julian would lock me in the room. As time passed he got worse! His addiction was so bad that if he didn’t get his dose he would blame me. He would beat me to a bloody pulp then lock me in the closet.

"That’s when Tasha found out. She came over to celebrate her advancement in the academy and she found the house a huge mess. Weed cigs were scattered everywhere, cocaine was set up in line on the table, and used needles were thrown all over the place. Julian was out buying heroin and I was locked in the closet.