The Estrangement, Part 3

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Date: 27 Sep 1995 22:45:23 -0400
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As they left the restaurant parking lot for the 30 minute ride, John
decided to take his mind off
the much anticipated love making, which now seemed destined to follow once
home, and catch
up on what had transpired in his absence the last year. "So, you finally
gave in and let Vicky
smoke, huh?". Roxanne nervously confessed, bating the obvious, stating
"Well John, it wasn't
exactly like that. You see, shortly after you left, I actually caught
Vicky in the act one afternoon
when I came home from work early. It was an ugly seen, I confiscated her
cigarettes and
grounded her for one week.". John, now curious lead on anxiously, "OK,
then what happened
next..". Roxanne continued, "That night, after Vicky had gone to bed and
after my tenth twinkie
and bowl of ice cream, I could not get my mind off that enticing pack of
Benson & Hedges
Menthol I took from Vicky, just sitting on top of the refrigerator, just
begging to be smoked.
Then, in a moment of weakness, as I was contemplating yet another bowl of
ice cream, I
decided to opt for just one drag from a cigarette instead." John, now
impatient waiting for the
story to unfold prodded Roxanne "OK, OK, so you took a drag, how did this
result in Vicky
getting permission to smoke..". Roxanne then sheepishly continued, "Well
you see John, I didn't
take just one drag. In fact I smoked the entire cigarette, then just ten
minutes later I felt
compelled to have another. So there I was sitting on the couch, with my
cigarettes, lighter, and
ash tray in their old familiar spot, casually lighting up my second
cigarette when Vicky emerged
from her room and caught me smoking, just as I had caught her earlier! She
nearly screamed
saying it just wasn't fair, that not only did I take her cigarettes and
ground her, but now I was
getting to enjoy them too! At that moment, all I could think about was
taking another delicious,
fulfilling drag so I hardly noticed when Vicky stormed over to the table
beside the couch, shook
loose a cigarette and lit up." John said "Oh, so that's how it all began,
she just did it?". Roxanne
confessed "Well John, I sat there, not saying a word, finishing my
cigarette while Vicky smoked
hers, when it all became crystal clear. My bad temperament and moodiness,
excessive weight
gain, and yes, your departure, all began when I decided to quit. And why?
You certainly never
pressured me or even had one negative comment about my smoking. And, as
you knew from
the start, I really do enjoy smoking. So, at that moment, seeing Vicky
smoke so contentedly,
while thoroughly enjoying my cigarette as well, I made a decision. I am a
smoker, just like my
three sisters, just like my mother, and just like my mother's mother, I am
a smoker. I decided to
quit denying my daughter the one vice which helped get her through this
whole mess and to quit
denying myself one of life's most beautiful pleasures. The next day, while
Vicky was at school, I
picked up a carton of cigarettes and placed them on the kitchen counter.
When Vicky came
home and spotted them, she asked, "What's up mom?". I sat her down and
told her, in a loving
and reassuring way, that I knew I was a smoker and that I was just fooling
myself these months I
had quit and that I would be smoking again, just like before. I went on to
tell her that if she
wanted to, she had my permission to smoke in the home, since I felt from
watching her the
previous night, that she was a smoker too, and I wanted her to feel free
to smoke openly in the
home with me. Since then we have grown closer as I have seen her develop
into a mature,
confident, pack a day smoker, just like me, and I couldn't be prouder of
her. In no time, I
dropped all that weight and genuinely feel good about myself again."
As they pulled in the drive way and headed toward the front door, Roxanne
pulled out a
cigarette. Just as she flicked her lighter, John stepped up, cuffing his
hands to block the breeze
from extinguishing the flame, as she pulled hard to get a good, even
light. Roxie said "Oh, thanks
John" as she smiled and inhaled the first drag deeply. John took her free
hand saying, "Please
Roxie, promise me you'll never think about quitting again. I don't know if
I could go through all
this again." Roxanne smiled as she exhaled a long flume of smoke into the
cool night air saying,
"Don't worry John, I promise I won't.".
As John entered the once familiar home for the first time in many months,
he was immediately
struck by the pleasant smell of cigarettes which permeated the home. He
first noticed a photo
magnetized to the fridge of Roxie, Vicky, and several of Vicky's friends
taken at her 14th
birthday party. In the picture, Vicky had a cigarette in her hand as did
three of the four girlfriends
in the picture. John commented "It must have been some party, sorry I
missed it." Roxie
commented "Well John, it turns out that most of her friends already smoke,
so I figured why not
let them smoke at the party. Besides, two of their mom's were at the
party, so I know they are
permitted. Anyway, many of her other friends are just getting started, so
I let them come over
here after school to practice their technique in front of an adult so they
will feel comfortable
asking for permission. You would be surprised how many of Vicky's friend's
moms I have
become friends with in this way."  John continued his tour, looking in on
Vicky's room and
noticing the ash tray on the night stand beside her bed and commenting,
"My little girl's growing
up. Does she smoke a cigarette each morning before getting out of bed the
way you used too?".
Roxanne corrected John saying, "You mean the way I still do John. Yes she
does.". Finally
Roxie took John's hand saying, "Well John, are you ready to reconcile our
marriage?" as she led
him towards the bedroom. John picked up Roxie's cigarettes, lighter, and
an ash tray off the
kitchen counter on the way and carried them proudly as they headed back
toward the bedroom
saying "Yes, everything's back as it should be, I think we are a family
once again."
THE END

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