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21. A Breath of Fresh Air
Sam was so proud of himself. He had
two years without smoking a cigarette. At the
of 14, Sam was already puffing away on
favorite brand of cigarettes, Marlboro. Even though people
to be over the age of 18 in
to buy cigarettes, Sam knew of a few
that sold cigarettes without checking identification. Sam had
seven years smoking, he was 21 when he
to quit.
Sam decided to quit after discovering
had been coughing blood. He would get tired
, and he noticed his teeth were getting really
. Whenever Sam would hang out with his friends
smoked, he would always want a cigarette really
, but was always strong and said no when
offered him one. Before Sam quit, he would
through a pack of cigarettes a week. The
of cigarettes usually cost him $5.25.
As a
to encourage himself to stop smoking, Sam decided
save his money every week. After two years,
took out all his money he had saved
not smoking, and saw that he had saved
. He decided to buy a bicycle so he
ride it for fun and for exercise. As
started riding his bike more frequently, he noticed
he didn't think about smoking anymore. He didn't
a cigarette when he would hang out with
friends that smoked.
Sam would ride his bike
the morning because he loved getting a breath
fresh air. In the past when he smoked,
only time he got a breath of fresh
was when he went out for a cigarette.
enjoyed being outside breathing in the air that
hit his face as he rode his bike
the town.
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