Way back in February, Chris Arnade penned a piece on his relationship with street addict Beauty. After months of ups and downs, the two came to a reconciliation, and Arnade ended up driving Beauty back to her mother’s place in Oklahoma. Things looked up—for the both of them. One was off the streets. The other was back at work.
But now, Beauty’s in Rikers, and over at the Guardian, Arnade’s just trying to make sense of the whole thing.
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