My first cigarette and last cigarette

Like most teenagers I smoked my first cigarette when I was 14 and I was at secondary school. I was in a group of friends and all of my friends smoked except me. Zohra was the girl who convinced me to smoke every morning she asked me the same question have you done your homework? Followed by would you like a cigarette? I was worn down over many weeks. I was like others teenager who were drawn in, but Zohra insisted and teased me playful and one day it was enough, I asked her ok I will do it and then she gave me her cigarette a Marlboro, she explained me how to do it, to breath in and breath out the cigarette smoke”. I put the cigarette in my mouth, I remember it’s bad taste, I tried but it was really catastrophic I coughed heavily I tried again but it was a disaster all of my friends laughed at me, and Zohra asked me “you did not how to smoke” but I profess I did not want to make an effort, and I have never tried again.
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