Roads Of Passage, Part 4

Roads Of Passage
by Blackbladder
Part 4

Daisy frowned.  She had never held an unlit cigarette before, nevermind a lit
cigarette.  The idea of being an accomplice in Maxine's plan did not appeal
to her at all.  However, Daisy reluctantly took the cigarette between her
middle fingers and looked fearfully at the smoke expelling from its tip
whilst Maxine moved towards the toilet door.  

"It won't bite, you little Eskimo!" Maxine shouted, commenting on Daisy's
head protected by the elaborate hood of her jacket.  

As Maxine disappeared into the toilets, Daisy leaned against the wall, her
eyes following the trail of escape the smoke was taking.  For the first time
in her life, Daisy was doing something she had been totally against.
Thoughts began to fill her mind about the smouldering cigarette as the smoke
dissipated from its tip.  She brought the cigarette up closer to her face for
further inspection, after reasoning that the cigarette was not gonna bite her
in any way.  She read the text just above the cork-tip, turning the lit
cigarette between her fingers.  

Why would Maxine smoke at all?  Why do so many people partake in this evil
habit if it is supposed to be dangerous?  

As more questions began to form in Daisy's mind, one conclusion became clear
- she had to experience this just once.  Checking that  the raindrops were
her only company, she carefully placed the filter between her lips.  Nothing
was happening so far...So far so good, she thought.  Her lips then sealed
themselves around the filter, whilst her hands kept the cigarette firmly in
place.  The last thing she wanted to do was to drop it and burn herself.
Knowing this was not gonna happen, she glanced at her reflection in the
toilet window.  The image of Daisy about to smoke was strangely compelling
and disturbing at the same time.  This was a momentous occasion....an
occasion where her innocence would be lost forever after a puff.  Did she
really want to do this?  Curiosity got the better of her as she sucked on the
cigarette, watching intensively at the reflection.  Smoke filled her mouth,
exploring this new host, looking for a way to further penetrate.  The
cigarette end sizzled and turned bright red...standingout in the pale grey of
the station.  After a few seconds, Daisy removed the cigarette between her
lips and opened her mouth, panicking about what would happen next.  Smoke
flowed sporadically from her mouth like a river.  The sight of this alien gas
spilling from her mouth ignited her curiosity once more.  

I survived, Daisy thought, breathing a smoke-free sigh of relief as no-one
spotted her.  She looked towards the sky dominated by rain clouds overhead,
reflecting on this experience.  Though relieved that there were no negative
effects from her puff, they were no positive effects either.  From having
smoke in her mouth, she felt no sensations bar the noted presence of an
entity flowing in her mouth for a tiny period.  

Maxine can't just smoke for the sake of it.  How come she enjoys it?, Daisy
asked herself, flicking the cigarette filter to dispel of the growing ash.  

Curiosity for the answer to her latest question gripped her like a fever, and
she found herself raising the cigarette for her second puff.  The end glowed
red once more and the smoke filled the space in her mouth once more.  Looking
in the reflection again, she gasped in horror as Maxine stared back at her,
her eyes wide open.  Panicking, Daisy took a deep breath, unintentionally
inhaling the smoke into her lungs as Maxine emerged from the toilets.  Daisy
tried to compose herself in vain as she felt an amazing headrush wash over.
After her first inhale, she felt more alert and alive than she had ever done
in her life.  Her guilt and embarrassment clouded her true emotions to
smoking though.

She felt a mix of fear, humiliation and jubilation as she handed over the
cigarette back to its rightful owner.  Daisy's eyes glazed down at her feet,
hoping her smoking friend would forget what she just witnessed. 

They both stood there in silence whilst Maxine smoked the rest of the
cigarette.  Nothing else was said on the matter, as the girls returned to the
vehicle. 

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