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i lifted up my head

and wiped away my

potential tears.

as i was taking a step forward,

the ridiculous boy in the pink backpack

had approached me with a concerned look

not only on his face,

but in his eyes too.

for some reason,

it scared the crap

out of me.

"are you alright?" he asked.

he was going to put his hand on my

shoulder,

but i moved away before he could.

"mind your business, fucker. "

i began to walk but i was close to stopping

when he said,

"you shouldn't be smoking! it's bad

for you!"

i felt my heart's pace quicken.

that was the first time

that someone had actually

took the time out of their day

to worry about my health.

i played it cool

(but with trembling hands),

took the cigarette out of my mouth

and smeared it on the floor.

before leaving,

i took one more good look at it.

all i could see was a black smudge on the

floor.

it reminded me of my soul.

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