It Just Takes a Few, Part 2

It just takes a few 
Part 2 - Jane's recruits 

 

When Kate saw the cigarette in Jane's outstretched hand, she thought about 
things. Her parents smoked, most of her favorite stars smoked, and Joe and 
her best friend were right here smoking. She followed Jane's direction and 
the expected started to happen as she learned the mechanics. She too, saw 
the pleasure that is nicotine. "Damn, Jane, smoking is cool," she said as 
her body slowly welcomed a new friend. She joined right in the next time 
Jane and Joe lit up, a happy new member of the smokers. 

The girls visited Joe several more nights until Kate said to Joe, "I 
couldn't wait to get here tonight. I need a cigarette quick." She took the 
pack that Joe let the girls alone use, lit up and double pumped. Joe, it's 
getting hard for me to go through the day without smoking. What can I do 
about it?" 

"Find ways to smoke during the day," he said. "You can smoke after school 
and in your yard easily enough. Getting cigarettes isn't a problem. Take a 
pack and a lighter before you leave." 

"You're sweet Joe, thank you for everything," she told him. 

With a sure supply and a growing need to smoke, the two managed to sneak 
their way through six or seven a day. Jane didn't smoke at home, but along 
with Kate to encourage her, did when at Kate's. Jane reasoned that her mom 
and eight year old sister would smell it since they didn't smoke, but 
Kate's parents, smokers themselves wouldn't notice the occasional added 
smoke to an already smoky home. The following month Kate's parents and 
Jane's mom arranged an adult only weekend getaway. Jane's mom dropped off 
her and her sister Sue to Kate's early Saturday and would pick them up 
Sunday night. An hour later, the three girls sat watching tv. Kate was 
getting restless and asked Jane with a subtle wink to go to her room to 
help her with something. Signal received, the two left Sue and ran up the 
stairs to Kate's room. To save time, they decided to split one. They both 
took mature inhales and had developed unique exhales. While smoking that 
cigarette, Jane didn't notice Sue had made her way into the room to see 
what they were doing. Little Sue saw her older sister exhaling smoke. 

"I'm telling mommy!" Sue shouted. 

"No you're not," answered Jane calmly. 

"Yes I am, as soon as we get home. You shouldn't smoke," said Sue. "I'm 
going back downstairs now." 

Jane took another drag, passed it to Kate, and said, "We'll see," as she 
headed slowly down to her sister. Kate waited until she finished the 
cigarette before she rejoined them; waste not, want not. She walked into a 
discussion between the sisters. "...I don't want to hear anymore Sue, you 
can't see mom 'till tomorrow." 

"I'm still telling," Sue said timidly. Jane glared at her. 

"Hey guys, how about a game of rummy to ease the mood?" Kate asked them as 
she got cards from a drawer. 

"Only if the loser has to do what the winner tells them," said Sue, 
thinking about how she always beat Jane at home. Jane and Kate agreed and 
the game was on. Early into the game, Sue was close to winning. She asked, 
"How about we make the bet last the whole weekend?" 

Kate paused as Sue discarded. "It's a bet," she said. She picked up the 
freshly discarded card then tossed a different one face down onto the pile. 
She showed her cards and said, "Rummy," and watched as Sue's jaw dropped. 
"Kate, did you bring the cigarettes with you? I think I'd like a Victory 
smoke." 

"No, they're still in my room. I'll get them," Kate replied. 

"No need, I know Sue's first duty. Sue, you know those cigarettes you saw 
upstairs before? Be a doll and get them for me." Jane watched Sue turn red 
before storming away. She liked the feeling she got from it. She may turn 
me in, but I'm going to make this weekend rough on her, she thought. Sue 
returned with the cigarettes and Jane took two out. After giving one to 
Kate, she lit them and said, "Thanks Sue," exhaling in her direction. 

"You're bad Jane," Kate said as she smoked with her. 

"It's her bet and she's mine now. She'll wish she never said she would tell 
on me." Sue swallowed hard upon hearing that. 

"Ok, I won't tell," Sue cowed. 

"You don't mean that. You will though," Jane shot back. 

Later, as the girls were lounging around, Kate announced she was going to 
shower. "Hey Sue, get me a cigarette," Jane told her sister. 

Sue grudgingly did saying, "This is getting old." 

Something changed in Jane when she heard that. "You're absolutely right. I 
just figured out the solution to that. Come sit next to me on the sofa." 
Sue did and Jane put her plan into action. She was about to do something 
that made perfect sense. She'd make sure Sue wouldn't want to tell. It was 
the only way. "Remember the bet? You have to do what I say this weekend. I 
want you to sit back and keep your arms down." Sue did as she was told. 
Jane lit a cigarette then placed her left arm across Sue's shoulders. "Sue, 
If you don't honor the bet I'm going to tell mom you were smoking and she 
will believe me." A look of fear appeared on Sue's face. "Now the next 
thing I want you to do is open your mouth so I can put this nice cigarette 
in it." Sue was too afraid not to. "Now hold it with your lips." Sue slowly 
did so. "I'm going to leave that there until you take a puff." Sue looked 
down at the smoke coming out of the cigarette that was now in her mouth, 
but made no move to do it. "Just take a little puff and I promise I'll take 
it away." Sue saw no way out and finally took a small puff. Jane took the 
cigarette from her and she immediately blew out the smoke. 

"Yuck," Sue said. 

"Complaining? Just for that, take another puff and this time no 
complaining," Jane told her as she put the cigarette in Sue's lips. Again 
Sue refused. "Relax, Sue, just listen to me. It will be easier if you do." 
Hearing a softer tone in Jane's voice calmed Sue. She reluctantly took 
another puff. She was careful to say nothing afterwards. "See, that wasn't 
so bad. You can do better though. Hold it in your mouth a little before you 
blow it out next time. Sue wasn't happy with the situation but decided to 
take her sister's advice and tried to relax. Maybe if she played along, 
Jane wouldn't bother her too much for the rest of the weekend. "Here, Sue, 
take another." Jane brought the cigarette to Sue's mouth. Sue met it with 
no resistance and took a puff, and paused briefly before blowing it out. 
"Good job Sue!" Jane said enthusiastically. Sue smiled in spite of herself. 
"Time for your next challenge Sue. This time you're going to breathe in the 
smoke before you exhale." 

"I'm scared. I don't want to. Take your arm off me," Sue said. 

"There's nothing to be scared of," Jane reassured her. "Do it and I'll move 
my arm away." Sue pulled on the offered cigarette, took a breath in, then 
blew out the smoke. Jane removed her arm and said, "I did what I said, now 
keep up your end and it can stay that way. In fact, keep doing what I tell 
you and after a while, you won't mind. Take another puff. Be sure to inhale 
deeper." Sue took another puff as instructed by her sister. "By now you 
probably feel it a little. Do it again, bigger this time." Sue obeyed. Jane 
watched as her sister's eyes widened before she exhaled. "It feels good, 
doesn't it? I want you to feel good. Have more." Sue eagerly met her 
sister's hand this time. "I see you're following instructions good. For the 
rest of this cigarette, when I take a puff, you will too. I don't have to 
remind you to inhale, do I?" Sue shook her head no. "I didn't think so." 
They had four more puffs before Jane put it out. "I'm proud of you Sue, you 
did good." 

"It was easy," said Sue. Her outlook on smoking was changing. She didn't 
want to at first, but when Jane made her keep breathing in the smoke, she 
met Jane's friend nicotine. At first the sensations were strange, but 
nicotine knows how to make new friends. When it got into her system and 
gave her unprepared body that rush, her defenses were weakened with each 
successive puff. "I'm getting a drink, would you like one?"  

"Sure, a soda would be nice," Jane answered. Sue set off for the 
refrigerator.  

Kate returned from her shower and said, "Did you get Sue off your back over 
smoking?" 

"I don't think she'll be giving much trouble," Jane answered. "Act normally 
and everything will be fine. If you can't beat 'em, get 'em to join you." 

"You aren't thinking of getting Sue to smoke, are you?" Kate asked. 

"She's already on her way," Jane said. "I got her to try it while you were 
showering. She got through it fine." 

"That's wicked. Crafty though. Once she gets used to it, she'll feel like 
we do about smoking. I've got to see this," said Kate. Sue came back with 
some sodas. "I feel like having a cigarette Jane," Kate said, "care to join 
me?" 

"Of course I would," Jane answered. Kate lit up. Jane said to Sue, "Please 
get me the cigarettes from Kate and sit here." When she did, Jane went on, 
"Thank you. I told Kate that you were smoking before. She said she didn't 
believe me. I want you to share this with me like before so she knows I 
wasn't lying." Sue was upset with having to smoke again, especially with 
Kate watching. Something told her not to say anything negative. Kate gave 
Sue a puff each time she took one herself. For some reason, Sue wanted to 
show Kate her sister was right and took longer puffs than before, all the 
while getting to like it more and more. "I told you Kate," Jane said to her 
friend. 

"Sorry I doubted you," Kate giggled, playing along. Let's eat dinner then 
figure out what to do. The girls dined. When they finished, Jane took the 
cigarettes, gave one to Kate and lit her. She lit another and turned to 
Sue, "This one's yours. Take it. I know you want it. Give into it." Sue 
grabbed it from her and took the first puff. "Smoke it all." She lit one 
for herself with a smile. 

Sue's body welcomed the smoke it was receiving. Sue allowed herself to play 
with her exhales. Might as well enjoy it, she thought to herself, it's 
yummy. She also liked the feeling it gave her after her meal. She took her 
biggest drag before putting it out. Yes, she liked the taste and the 
feeling of smoking. When the girls made coffee later, she was surprised 
when her sister poured her a cup also. 

"Be one of the girls tonight, Sue," she said. "Hang with us." Kate and Jane 
proceeded to light up.  

Sue sipped her coffee, becoming familiar with it's taste, half-expecting 
Kate to make her smoke. It didn't happen. She became anxious and said 
timidly, "Jane...?" Her sister looked at her. "Can I please have a 
cigarette? I can't take watching you and not smoking." So quickly did 
nicotine work on her. She wanted more already. 

Kate laughed. "Having a fit? Tell you what. Take one for yourself whenever 
you want. I won't tell." 

Sue lit up on her own for the first time, and savored the first drag. "I'm 
sorry for saying I'd tell on you. Because of you I love it now." She 
allowed herself another delicious drag. She needed to make a new home for 
her friend nicotine. "I won't tell mom on you if you let me smoke." 

"Sue, you won't tell. Give up fighting and I'll let you smoke all you want. 
It's just too good not to." The three girls inhaled in unison to that 
truth. 

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