I am the third child of my Serbian-Romanian mother and the first child of my French-Serbian father
Handelskai
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Handelskai
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 2, my parents split up, and together with my father and four aunts and uncles, I live at my grandparents’
Handelskai
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 3, my grandmother has custody of my sister, my brother, and me in order to prevent my mother from taking us with her
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 6, I am jealous of my younger sister when my grandmother is nice to her
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 6, I steal cigarettes, which we smoke in the attic; our grandmother punishes us with beatings and detention
Siccardsburggasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Laxenburger Straße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 7, I am run over by a lorry, get treated in hospital for a year, and my father gets back together with my mother
Laxenburger Straße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Since age 8, I steal cigarettes, videotapes and sweets, and have picnics with my friends; my grandmother punishes me for this
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Knöllgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 9, my parents move and my mother forces me to attend school
Knöllgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Knöllgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 9, my periods start
Knöllgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 9, my mother orders a neurological examination because of my aggression disorder. I am prescribed tranquilisers and I pretend to take them
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 10, due to my anger, laziness, as well as my smoking and lying, my mother sends me to a school for children with special educational needs and I live with my grandmother again
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 10, my father is imprisoned for some drug-related charge, and my mother makes me leave my grandmother against my will
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
When I’m 10, my mother blames my grandmother for me being the way I am
Schlachthausgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 11, my brother is sentenced to three years in prison for dealing drugs
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Leipziger Platz, Brigittenau
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 12, my boyfriend spikes my drink with a date-rape drug, rapes me, and threatens to kill me if I don’t retract my report to the police and withdraw the charges I made against him
Leipziger Platz, Brigittenau
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Jägerstraße, Brigittenau
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 12, I try to jump out of a window and my parents have me committed to a crisis centre because of my habit of skipping school and self-harming
Jägerstraße, Brigittenau
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Kainachgasse, Floridsdorf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 13, I run away from home
Kainachgasse, Floridsdorf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Leopold-Rister-Gasse, Margareten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 14, my mother pays me to go to school and I graduate from a special needs school
Leopold-Rister-Gasse, Margareten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Spandau
,
Berlin
,
Germany
At age 15, my boyfriend’s parents are allowed to take me with them to Germany, where I assist them with fraud, theft, burglary, robbery, and dealing with drugs and stolen goods
Spandau
,
Berlin
,
Germany
Kainachgasse, Floridsdorf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 16, my father brings me back from Germany because my boyfriend’s parents beat me
Kainachgasse, Floridsdorf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Hamburg
,
Germany
At age 17, I move back to Germany
Hamburg
,
Germany
Frankfurt
,
Germany
At age 18, I take ecstasy and look after my boyfriend’s siblings in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
,
Germany
Hamburg
,
Germany
At age 18, after my marriage of convenience, I am cheated out of the promised house in Serbia
Hamburg
,
Germany
Springergasse, Leopoldstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 20, I am pregnant, suffer a miscarriage, take heroin and cocaine and break up with my Serbian boyfriend
Springergasse, Leopoldstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Heiligenstädter Straße, Döbling
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 20, I look after my brother’s children, while their mother is in Romania
Heiligenstädter Straße, Döbling
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Springergasse, Leopoldstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 21, I am aggressive after the death of my grandfather
Springergasse, Leopoldstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Karl-Gunsam-Gasse, Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 21, I do cleaning work at sauna clubs, am an addict, and raise hell in order to get drugs
Karl-Gunsam-Gasse, Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Schützengasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 22, I am unwell, I lie and betray my violent, drug-addict boyfriend because of my inability to break up with him
Schützengasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Wickenburggasse, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 23, I am fully hooked on drugs, get sentenced to prison, and am wrongly accused of dealing drugs
Wickenburggasse, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Wickenburggasse, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 23, my brother receives a long prison sentence for grievous bodily harm
Wickenburggasse, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Mauerbachstraße, Penzing
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 23, I submit a request for treatment instead of prison, which is granted, and I take part in an anger and aggression management course
Mauerbachstraße, Penzing
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Mauerbachstraße, Penzing
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 24, I feel guilty, hate my relapses, and long for harmony