Sweet Sensations, Part 3

Sweet Sensations
Part 3 - Candi's Progression

   Candi's day went along like any other day with some small changes.  She
hadn't thought about having candy for some time.  In the late afternoon, she
noticed her mother smoking and thought about her candy cigarettes for an
instant.  Then as she saw her mother take a puff, she remembered the sensation
of inhaling.  She liked the way it made her not want candy and she really
liked the feeling it gave her.  "Mom, can I have a cigarette?  I just thought
about my candy ones but if I smoke, I don't think I'll want them.  I didn't
even think about candy since last night."

   Since last night, Sandra thought Candida would probably ask to smoke again.
She decided when the time came she would let her experience the same things
she did so many years ago.  "Sure.  Do you want to try lighting it yourself?"

   "I could try."

   "Go ahead and take one from my pack then."  Candi did, put the filter in
her mouth and worked the lighter.  She got it in her second try and lit up for
the first time.  She blew out the first puff and inhaled the second.  Sandra
watched her daughter take a third drag soon after.  It was long and deep.
"Got your buzz yet?"

   Candi exhaled and answered, "It's coming.  You really know a lot about it,
don't you mom?"

   "I remember.  If you want to feel it more, try holding the smoke in longer
before you exhale."

   Candi tried it and felt her body tingle as she held it in.  Her mom was
right.  She exhaled.  "It's definitely back now."

   "That's my girl.  If you're smoking, I say enjoy it."   Sandra put her
cigarette to her lips and took another puff.  She knew Candi was quickly
falling under nicotine's influence, as she had before.  She was happy to watch
her daughter's pleasure as Candi inhaled again and held it before exhaling a
nice cone of smoke.

   Candi smoked the rest of the cigarette, holding in the smoke like her
mother showed her.  She felt a little woozy near the end but liked it.
"Thanks mom, that was good."  

   "I'm glad you liked it.  Cigarettes are so easy to enjoy."  

   "I'm finding that out.  Right now, I'm not even thinking about eating
candy."  The next time her mother lit up, she found herself watching how her
mother smoked.  She paid attention to the length of her puffs, how she
exhaled, and how long she held in her smoke.  She saw that her mother took
much bigger puffs and held them in longer than she had.  When her mother lit
up again, Candi got an urge.  Something told her she'd like to smoke again,
for no other reason than for itself.  "Mom, can I smoke again?"

   "I thought you weren't thinking about candy now?"

   "I'm not, but watching you smoke is making me want another one.  Is it ok?"

   Sandra saw the beginnings in her daughter.  She would let it grow.  "It's
fine Candi, go ahead."  Candi proceeded to get a cigarette and lit it on her
first try.  "You lit up pretty good.  You're a fast learner."

   Remembering her mother's style, Candi took her biggest puff yet.  She
briefly held it in her mouth before opening it and inhaling deeper than ever
before.  She held it inside her lungs for a few seconds before exhaling.
"You're a good teacher."  After a few more puffs like that one, she got her
best rush ever.  She let herself enjoy it, but slowed her smoking pace
afterwards.  It was easy to learn something so good.  As soon as she finished
her cigarette, she made up her mind to ask to do this again.  

   As Candi smoked, Sandra saw how she was becoming used to it.  She thought,
'She's on her way.  She obviously likes it since she asked me for another.  I
bet she'll want more, just like I did.  I'll see how things go from here.  If
she's anything like me, she'll want to.'  She had to wait just a few more
hours before Candi asked her for more.  She let her have one.  She noticed
Candi taking deep puffs from her Misty Menthol 120.  'Once I showed her how to
inhale, she caught on quick.  My baby's ready.'  

   Candi knew bedtime was approaching and asked for that cigarette because she
wasted one more rush first.  She found herself enjoying all the aspects of
smoking: pulling on the cigarette, inhaling the smoke, and exhaling it.  'I
can see why mom smokes all the time,' she thought to herself as she smoked.
She finished her cigarette and the two soon retired for the night.  

   Sandra awoke before her daughter.  She lit up and headed off to make
breakfast.  She sat at the table to smoke before she began.  She decided to
open the door for Candi today to smoke more.  When Candi woke up and came to
the kitchen, she served breakfast.  "Did you sleep well last night?"

   "Yes I did."  She started eating.  "The food is really good mom."  They ate
and Sandra lit up.  Candi decided a cigarette might be good and asked Sandra
for one.  "Can I have one too?"

   "I'll tell you what Candi, when we're alone in the house, you don't have to
ask me for a cigarette, just take one.  Here, take this pack and lighter and
keep them with you.  I'll get myself more when I get up."

   "Thank you mom!"  Candi grinned as she got herself a cigarette.  She
inhaled and waited for the smoke to do it's magic to her.  She exhaled and
said, "You're the coolest mom in the world."

   "How do you like smoking so far?"  Sandra asked, taking a puff.

   "It's so good mom.  It seems like the more I do it, the more I want to do
it."

   "That's a sign you're getting hooked."

   "Then I'm getting hooked, big deal.  I just want to smoke, that's all."
She inhaled again.

   Sandra saw the same attitude in Candi that she had herself.  She took a
pull from her Misty Menthol 120.  She felt the coolness of the smoke as it
made it's way to her awaiting lungs.  She also felt warmth in her heart at her
daughter's words.  In the past few days, she had watched her go from being a
non-smoker to a fledgling to her current state.  Deep down, Sandra knew it
would happen.  Hell, she'd given her every cigarette.  When she first started,
Sandra used to hang out with Tina and smoke all the time.  She even got some
of her other friends to start.  Now here she was seventeen years later smoking
with her eleven-year-old daughter and felt like she was almost passing a
torch.  All the memories she re-lived led to this moment.  "My girl's a
smoker, just like her mom."

   "I guess I am."  Those words felt right to Candi.  She wasn't about to
think about stopping anytime soon.  She took a pull from her cigarette.  As
she smoked she welcomed the nicotine she had gotten used to.  There was no
reason to feel any other way.

   Later that day, the phone rang and Sandra answered it.  "Hello?"

   "Hi Sandy, its Tina.  Jane was wondering if Candida would like to sleep
over tonight?"  Tina was Sandra's childhood friend.  The two remained close
over the years and their kids became natural friends.  Jane was a few months
older than Candida.  Jane's father divorced Tina a few years earlier.

   "Hey Tina!  Hold on, I'll check."  "Candi, do you want to stay at Jane's
house tonight?"

   "Sure, mom.  I'd like that!"  Candida answered from the other room.

   "Candi said yes."

   "Alright then, bring her around 7."

   "We'll see you then.  Bye Tina."

   "Bye Sandy."

   "Tina said to bring you around 7, so after you finish that cigarette, go
get your things together."

   Candi exhaled as she said, "I will mom."  Smoke sputtered out as she spoke.
Candida finished her cigarette and got ready for her stay at Jane's.

   Later, as they were enjoying an after dinner cigarette, Sandra said, "After
I do the dishes, we'll leave."

   "Can I bring my cigarettes with me?"

   "I'm afraid not.  I don't think I'm ready to let others see you smoke yet,
even if it is Tina.  Put them in a drawer before you leave."  She took a last
drag from her cigarette before putting it out.  She washed the dishes and then
headed over to Tina's with Candi.  After a short drive, they arrived at Tina
and Jane's house and were greeted at the door by Tina who was smoking a
Marlboro 100.  

   "Hi girls," said Tina before taking a hard drag on her cigarette.  "Come on
in."  She exhaled and led them to the living room where they found Jane
watching TV.  "Stay a bit Sandy."

   "OK, but just for a few minutes."  Jane asked Candi to go to her room and
off they went to play together.  Sandra took out a Misty Menthol 120 and lit
it.  She took the smoke into her lungs with ease and double pumped.  She held
it for several seconds before an upward flowing cone emerged from her lips.  

   "Would you care for a drink?"

   "Some Pepsi would be nice, thank you."  Tina went to get her one and the
women chatted for a while.

   Meanwhile, in Jane's room, as the girls were playing, Candida asked Jane if
she would like to stay over her house tomorrow.  Jane said to check with their
mothers first, but she wanted to.  They went back in the living room and Jane
asked and was given the ok.  Candida watched Tina and her mother smoke and
eventually asked to be picked up in the morning.  Watching them smoke made
Candida feel like having one herself, but knew that was impossible right now.
The kids soon went back to play and not long after, Sandra said goodnight to
Tina.  Candida had fun with Jane that night but found herself thinking about
smoking more and more as the night went on.  She almost looked forward to
going to sleep so she wouldn't think about it.

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