Nicholas's dad died from smoking. His dad had cancer. Because of this Nicholas's mom is against . When Nicholas was little, he promised to never . When he got older, however, his friends encouraged to try it. Nicholas started smoking when he 18 years old. At first, he would only once a week. As time went on, he smoking 5 cigarettes a day. He stopped for couple years. However, he continued once he graduated college.

At Nicholas's job, everyone smoked during the . It was hard not to smoke. If he 't smoke, he felt like he would not be . This happened to one coworker. Lawrence did not . Because of this, he didn't go outside with other coworkers during the break. He missed out a lot of socializing and conversations about work. did not have as many connections as Nicholas.

day, Nicholas's mom visited him at work to him with lunch. When she saw him, she knew he smoked because he smelled. "How could ?! You know your father died from smoking!" she . Nicholas's mom started crying and his coworkers stopped they were doing and stared. Nicholas begged his to stop crying and promised to never smoke .