Day 104: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: Cigarettes (Should I try or not?)

This is my entry for @mariannewest's Daily Freewrite. Thank you @mariannewest!

Cigarettes. It started with curiosity as all others are. My dad would usually ask either my brother or me to buy cigarettes from a neighbor's store. Coming home with the cigarette, I would try to imitate my dad how he puffs it. It gave me thrills. It used to excite me buying cigarettes for him. 'til I reached college and studied away from home. There were a lot of peer influences. I started drinking. The idea of puffing a cigarette was still in my head but I was too scared to try it or maybe, ashamed.

Then, a friend offered a stick. Told me it was from her classmate's dad who just came from abroad. "Should I try or not?", I asked myself. Curiosity was strong and the temptation was stronger. I smiled and nodded. We waited 'til everyone in the dorm was asleep and climbed to the rooftop. There! I finally had my first puff! Savoring that moment of relief that finally, I was able to feed that curiosity.

Did I like it? Nope. That was my first and my last.