A Million Little Pieces - Part 2

This week in my reading, James continued his attempts to sober up and to become a better person without drugs or alcohol. He has met another patient named Leonard who is older than him. When James tries to leave the rehab center, because he is giving up on his fight against drugs, Leonard stops him. He wants James to commit to quiting the drugs and the alcohol, to win the fight, not to cave in. Vexed by Leonard, James cusses and yells, refusing to go back to the center. James promises to go for 24 hours and if the situation does not get better in that time period, James can leave without a protest from Leonard.