For this weeks Warmup Wednesday we had to incorporate a bad habit into a story about the following prompt:
Manchu Ladies of the Palace Being Warned to Stop Smoking. Photo by Frank & Frances Carpenter, ca 1910-1930, donated to Library of Congress.
Up in smoke
Xiu shook her head, “You know they only make these costumes in one size…”
Nuo nibbled the chocolate hidden in her sleeve, “Don’t lecture me, that perfume isn’t hiding the smell of smoke as well as you think it is. I may not be skinny but at least I can lose the weight. Good luck getting your lungs back.”
“I think I liked you better when you were busy stuffing your face. How did you even afford chocolate? It must have cost you a fortune!”
There was silence, followed by a mumbled, “Not exactly, just a pack of your cigarettes…”
There was silence, followed by a mumbled, “Not exactly, just a pack of your cigarettes…”
