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Prompt #02 "Cigarette Burns" 189 words


Wilson never smoked. From a childhood of watching family members being hospitalized to an adulthood of oncology seminars against smoking Wilson specifically chose against the habit.

Yet, ever since Amber's death, he found himself at a pack a week, and steadily increasing.

Wilson spent his weekends alone in his apartment. The only thing he found energy to do was sit on his couch and stare at the ashtray he never bothered to clean out. The ashes reminding him of Amber's ashes he scattered out to sea.

He felt guilty over how pleased he felt when he lost Amber's remains to the ocean. He loved how it fast it took for the waves to shallow up the ashes and his guilt along with them, but it scared him how easily it was for him to feel no more pain from her passing.

A stray cigarette falling from his fingertips and burning his arm brought Wilson out of his thoughts. He eyed the burn then stared at the fallen cigarette; a smile appeared on his face as he thought of how every puff of smoke would bring him closer to Amber.