{ #5 } Eclipse Of The Moon (MxM || 18+)

Chapter 18 - The Ultimate Threat

Eclipse Of The Moon ~ Book 1 of Aaron
Chapter 18
The Ultimate Threat

Wednesday 30 October 2002

"You're underage, go away!" the old man growls when I ask him for a pack of cigarettes.

Well, there is not point insisting. I am underage indeed and he is not one to infringe the law, so I bid him goodbye and walk out of the pharmacy. Shit! I need to find another place, and soon, because the guys are waiting for me at the park. As I walk into a gas station, I think I have a better chance here with the emo girl standing behind the counter. She looks bored, but her eyes sparkle when she sees me, and her black lips stop moving as she was noisily chewing her gum.

"Hi there!" I cheer with my huskiest voice. "One pack of Marlboro, please, and a lighter," I then say confidently, as if all was normal and I were legal.

The young woman rolls her eyes, but she still turns around to grab a red and white box that she drops on the counter together with an igniting device, cashes the ten-dollar bill I left and gives me the change.

"You look a bit young," she trails off, giving me a flirting wink. I lean over, rest my arms on the counter, and offer a charming crooked smile.

"Yeah, I know... People often tell me that, and trust me, it's kind of annoying when you're twenty... But I guess I'll appreciate that when I'm older!" I reply, wriggling my eyebrows before I pull back and walk away. "Bye, Beautiful!"

Once outside, I hurry back to where I was coming from, that is the park where my friends and I now hang out after school. It's not as quiet as our former place, but we still have found a spot where there are not too many strollers. I wish we still had our old shack though, because we could indulge in much funnier activities there. However, I wouldn't take the risk to revive bad memories I have managed to bury at the back of my head so far, so the park will have to do.

We can also go to Mark's or Joshua's places when the weather is too bad, but between their parents and Liz, we don't have too much privacy in their houses, so we prefer the park for now.

When I get there, only Camden is sitting at our usual spot and I wonder where the other two are. I plop on the ground next to my backpack, which I had entrusted Cam with after school – because well, you can't pass off as an adult with a high school student's bag on your back when you are 17 and try to buy cigarettes, right? – and open the brand-new Marlboro pack.

"Where are Mark and Josh?" I ask absentmindedly.

"Hmm... they were wondering what was taking you so long and decided to go and look for you... What the heck are you doing with this?"

"I'm going to stuff them up my ass..." I reply, rolling my eyes while I pick the first cigarette and bring it to my lips.

"So very funny! You could at least offer me one!" Cam grumbles.

"Help yourself!" I say as I throw him the box and light my cigarette.

This is only my third time smoking so I can't avoid coughing a bit when I inhale the fume that stings my throat and trachea, though not as badly as Cam for whom it's a first I believe. He enters a coughing fit, becoming all red in the face and his eyes start tearing.

"Just don't pump on it like you're sucking a cock!!" I exclaim. "You need to take just a little at first, let the smoke cool a bit in your mouth and then you inhale!"

"Ugh, it doesn't taste great... And where did you learn that?"

"Danny taught me. His parents both smoke, and he sometimes steals a cigarette or two from their packs at home. I tried it a couple of days ago at his place. It doesn't taste great indeed, but it's fun!" I explain, dragging on my roll and shooting the smoke back in his direction.