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"A Friend's Encouragement" By Riley, rileysmoker@yahoo.com Part I Danielle smiled as she climbed the steps to the bus and saw her friend Katie sitting in her usual place. "Hi," she said as she sat in the seat in front of her friend. "Good morning," Katie replied. "Do you think you would be able to take care of Chloe this weekend? We are going to my grandmother's house," "Yeah no problem, all weekend?" "Yep, we are leaving at noon today and should be back Monday afternoon," "Oh alright that should be fine then," "Thanks! Here's the key," Danielle said as she handed the house key to Katie. Later that day Katie waved to Danielle as she left the school to head to her grandmother's. They were both in the 8th grade and in the same homeroom. Danielle had talked to Katie that morning about where the dog's food was and everything. That afternoon Katie called her mom on her cell phone to tell her she was going to Danielle's. She asked the bus driver to let her off at Danielle's stop. As she got to the front door she saw the neighbor from across the street coming up to her. "Oh hi are you Katie?" she said when she reached the step. "Yeah, Danielle wanted me to take of Chloe," Katie replied somewhat confused. "Ok, Sue told me that you would come but she just didn't know if you could make it today," "Oh well I shouldn't have any problems coming over," "All right, nice meeting you!" the woman said as she walked back down the driveway. "You too," Katie said, unlocking the door. When she first entered the house she was hit with the strong smell of flowers. The dog was in a cage in the kitchen and wagged her tail when she saw Katie. "Hi Chloe," Katie said letting the dog out of the cage. The dog jumped up wanting to play and Katie let her outside and filled her food bowl. When Katie came back into the house she saw a can of Lysol on the counter next to a pack of cigarettes. This made sense because Katie knew that both of Danielle's parents were heavy smokers and she assumed that they didn't want the smell to bother Chloe or Katie. There was a note on the counter also. It read: Dear Katie, thank you so much for caring for Chloe. The food is on the table and you can get water form the sink. Feel free to grab a snack or watch TV while we are gone. Remember, our house, is your house! -Sue. Katie eyed the cigarettes again. She wondered if there was a reason why they were right next to the note. She picked them up and noticed it was an unopened pack. Katie had always been against smoking as her parents had taught her. Nobody in her family had ever smoked and the harmful effects it caused had always been stressed to her. She tore the cellophane off of the package and opened it. They were Virginia Slims Menthol 120 Lights. She pulled one out and examined it. It had a white filter and was very long. She lifted it to her face and smelled it. It was different then she had expected, it was minty. She placed the cigarette in between he pointer and middle fingers as she had always seen Danielle's parents do. She walked to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She was a very attractive girl, standing at 5'4" and weighing about 110. She had shoulder length blonde hair that she always kept in a ponytail. She liked to experiment with makeup but never wore anything besides lipstick on special occasions. She brought the cigarette to her mouth and closed her lips on it. She let it dangle as she thought about herself smoking. She found it attractive and actually considered lighting it. Just then, the dog started barking so she went back to the kitchen and replaced the cigarette. She went out and got the dog and locked the house as she left. She went home and did her homework and didn't think about smoking until that night when she was getting ready to go to sleep. She was looking at herself in the mirror just after taking her shower. She was only wearing a Mickey Mouse robe her mother had bought her for her birthday. She picked up a pen from the counter and placed it in her mouth like a cigarette. She took pretend puffs on it and was slightly aroused. She took off the robe and continued to "puff" on the pen as she examined her body. 'This isn't attractive' she thought, 'This is downright sexy!' That night she went to sleep thinking about smoking and at 7:00am the next morning she left to go to Danielle's house. When she arrived she let the dog out and was relieved that she didn't have to clean up any accidents. She rushed back in the house and immediately took out a cigarette. She put it in her mouth and took several puffs on the unlit cigarette. The taste it gave her was very cool like a mint gum. She decided then that she would try smoking. She then realized she needed a lighter and began to search the kitchen drawers and cabinets for one. She didn't find one and decided to check upstairs. She climbed the steps cautiously as if Danielle's parents might be home any minute and entered her parents' room. She saw two empty ashtrays on the table beside their bed but there was no lighter. She started to search all the dresser drawers and desk drawers. Then she spotter a pack of Marlboro Light 100's in a drawer. She pulled it out and was happy to find a lighter inside of it along with a folded piece of paper. She unfolded the paper and it read: Dear Katie, If you are reading this then you have most likely decided to try smoking. Don't be afraid of us telling your mom, you have always given us grief about how bad smoking is and we would like to encourage you to just try so you have an idea of what it is like. Feel free to smoke, as much as you would like, there are more cigarettes on top of the refrigerator. - Sue Katie stood there baffled for a second. Only a second though before she took the lighter and one of the ashtrays back to the kitchen. She let the dog back in and put her back in the cage. She decided to take a glance at the cigarettes on top of the fridge and was shocked to see a carton of Virginia Slims Menthol 120 Lights and a carton of Marlboro 100's. Also up there was a video tape labeled "How to Start." She decided that she was actually going to try and that she should do it in the basement where there were no windows. She was paranoid that someone might see her and tell her mom. The basement was fully furnished and had a giant flat screen TV. She immediately noticed the strong smell of smoke and smiled as she placed the cigarettes, lighter and ashtray on the small table next to the couch. She put the tape in the VCR and turned on the TV. She sat down on the couch and took out a cigarette as the video started. She was surprised when she saw that it was Sue, Danielle's mom, sitting on that very same couch. "Hi, Katie" Sue said on the tape. "I am going to teach you how to start smoking. First off, you need to hold the cigarette in between your pointer and middle fingers," On the screen Danielle held the cigarette and Katie mimicked. "Now place the cigarette in your mouth and just get used to the feel," again Katie mimicked what she saw. "Ok now lets really get started. Hold the cigarette as you were before with one of your hands but, keep it in your mouth. Now pick up the lighter with your free hand and light it," it took Katie a few tries but it started. "Now bring the flame to the tip off the cigarette and suck on the cigarette like a straw. However, don't inhale the smoke, just bring it in your mouth and then blow it out," Katie followed these directions only sucking a small amount of smoke into her mouth and then quickly blowing it out. She was very surprised by the taste. It was very cool and good. It was nothing like the smell, Katie guessed this was because it was a menthol cigarette. "Ok, now try this several more times. Each time try to bring a little more smoke in your mouth but don't inhale," The tape continued. Katie complied, each time she sucked a little more smoke and was fascinated to see the smoke coming out of her as she exhaled. "When the ash on the end gets long just tap the top of the cigarette lightly with your pointer finger," Katie trimmed the ash frequently and by the time Sue began talking again Katie's cigarette was almost gone. "Ok, now you should be ready to put out the cigarette. I will teach you how to do this," on the screen Katie saw Sue hold her cigarette over the ashtray. "Now, so you don't burn yourself just lightly tap the end of the cigarette down and then leave the butt in the ashtray. Don't worry if smoke still comes off of it, it will go out soon," Sue said as Katie did as she said. "Now that should be good enough for today. There is a bottle of perfume in my room I bought for you along with some lollypops so your mom won't smell the smoke on your clothes or in your breath. Stop the tape now and when you come tomorrow we can continue," Katie considered just keeping it on but decided that her mom would be worried about her. She stopped the tape and turned off the TV. She left the cigarettes where they were and went back to Sue's room. Sure enough, there was a bottle of perfume by the sink and a back of lollypops too. She sprayed herself a couple times until she couldn't smell the smoke and took a lollypop too. As she turned off the lights and headed out the door she stopped briefly to think about what she had done. She considered whether or not she should continue learning to smoke and she closed the door as she made her decision... |
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