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BLUE: Hi, how are you today?
RED: I am fine, my best friend, how about you?
BLUE: Thanks, I'm fine; but, I discussed with my family today and I'm a little bored.
RED: Don't worry, it is normal. Everyone sometimes goes through this.
BLUE: Thanks for supporting me.
RED: I want to smoke. If you want, I can give you a cigarette.
BLUE: No, thanks.You always insist on me smoking,
but I always give the same answer to you.
RED: Okay, but if you smoke, you wil relax.
And you can try to smoke just one cigarette.
Then I will never ask you to do so again.
BLUE: I will smoke just one.
RED: Sure, here you are!
[ Blue is smoking ]
BLUE: It's nice, I do not know why I did not like it...
I'm relaxed now! If I am bored again, maybe it can help me.
RED: Why not! I love smoking. I couldn't live without it!
BLUE : [laughter]
[Then , Blue is addicted to smoking. TEN YEARS LATER, the two friends meet again]
RED: Hi, how are you?
BLUE: I am fine! Want to smoke again.
RED: Oh, do you remember 10 years ago? You didn't like smoking.
I just gave you one cigarette and you took it and from that on you started to smoke. [laughter]
BLUE: I remember that day, but I love smoking now.
[Suddenly, Blue starts coughing and pukes blood. RED see to blood ]
RED: You should go to the doctor, because you puked blood!
BLUE: No problem, I think it is normal. It happened some times before, too.
RED: Come on, it is not normal.You must go to the doctor. Okay?
BLUE: Okay, I will go.
RED: Deal!
[Blue goes to hospital]
DOCTOR: How do you feel? What happened?
BLUE: I puked blood yesterday, but I don't know why. .
DOCTOR: I will do a blood test and, also, let's take a chest X-ray.
BLUE: Okay.
[THE NEXT DAY, the doctor has the tests' results and Blue goes to take them]
BLUE: Doctor, how are my tests?
DOCTOR: You are in the beginning of lung cancer.
You are lucky because it is at an early stage.
You have to stay here for two months for therapy; I will be responsible for it.
Don't worry. You can beat it!
BLUE: Thanks a lot! I hope I will and promise...
I will quit smoking from that very moment! Goodbye, cigarettes!
THE END