“To smoke, or not to smoke: that is the question:
Whether ’tis sexier in the lungs of young girls to suffer Kool Bard “To Smoke or Not to Smoke” Nicki stared at Sarah’s cigarette, smoldering at her feet. Nicki was the chairperson of the local chapter of SASS It is not as if Sarah was without friends. All of the Sarah had not sought to be a role model. She simply loved Nicki had never tried smoking. She had always hated it. As Nicki stared at Sarah’s cigarette, long-dormant memories Nicki bent down and picked up the cigarette. She held it Nicki moistened her lips and slowly placed the cork-tipped As the tip of the cigarette began to glow and crackle, Without realizing it, Nicki had just hit on the secret of Nicki felt a horrible burning sensation in her lungs and Nicki again raised the cigarette to her lips. Whether or “This was not nearly as bad as the last time,” thought For some inexplicable reason, Nicki immediately wanted to Nicki was highly excited now. She didn’t know what to do Nicki was quite proud of herself now. She had inhaled smoke Nicki looked at the cigarette between her fingers. It was “I am going to take a large drag this time and inhale as Nicki exhaled all the air from her lungs through her Nicki was starting to feel light-headed and a little Nicki’s lungs had just started on a downward slide that Nicki still felt a little sick to her stomach. She sat down Nicki sucked on the lifeless filter a few more times before Sarah had just plopped down on her bed after finishing Three blocks away, Nicki’s Friday night was not going so “Of course, I am,” snapped Nicki. “Why do you think “Well, you just seem so distracted. You’ve hardly touched “Oh, it’s nothing. I guess I’m just a little nervous about “I don’t know why you should be,” said her mother. “You’ve “Well, Goddamnit! Aren’t I allowed to be nervous once in a As Nicki lay in her bed, she tried not to think about what Finally, Nicki decided that she would go outside and run a At the end of her street, Nicki approached the convenience Nicki ran another five miles, to a completely different Nicki ran up to the store and leaned against the door for a Nicki walked into the store and walked slowly past the The clerk, who had been watching Nicki’s every move, Nicki had a blank stare on her face and had not heard a The clerk repeated, “Will that be all, miss? Just the “Hmmm?” said Nicki. “Oh, sorry. No, I also want…” Nicki seemed to stop in mid-sentence. The clerk said, “Yes? Nicki muttered something unintelligible under her breath. “Come again, miss? What was that?” Nicki finally cleared her throat and forced herself to |