She looked at her watch and said go. I opened the cellophane and extracted four cigarettes. I decided I would start by smoking four at once. I set the pack down and lit the four cigarettes. I looked over while I was lighting the cigarettes and saw Stephanie and Lindsey each take two from the pack. Next thing I knew they were both lighting up. I smiled; they meant they were here to help me. They and I both smoked as quickly as possible. As I mentioned before Stephanie smoked this brand regularly enough, but Lindsey detested them. For her to sit there and smoke them despite her utter disgust for them was a real sacrifice on her part. At about eight minutes into the session we simultaneously stubbed out eight cigarettes. This time I grabbed two and each of them grabbed another two. This time smoking them took us about ten minutes. There were twenty-six cigarettes still remaining and forty-two minutes left to finish them. My lungs were on fire and I could tell by the looks on the girls faces that they were struggling as well. I took another two from the pack and Stephanie and Michelle each took two more as well. This time all three of us slowed down to a twelve minute pace. Thirty minutes left and twenty cigarettes left. I knew I couldn’t do another four at once and I didn’t know how long the girls could continue on doing two at once. I knew somewhere along the way I was probably going to have to eat some to make up time. I saved that for last, knowing that I could manage that better at the end. Each of us took two again as Michelle announced thirty minutes remaining. Another twelve minutes elapsed and that left eighteen minutes and fourteen cigarettes. I grabbed four this time and the girls each two again. I was struggling to keep going and the girls looked very ill too. Another twelve minutes went by quickly. Michelle then announced six minutes left. Crap, I had to suck it up now. I grabbed two cigarettes and the girls each grabbed two. The pack was empty, but there was no way we could smoke them in six minutes. I knew what I had to do. I grabbed the glass of water and ate my first cigarette. Oh shoot, here it all comes up. It took me three minutes to get my breath back. The girls were just sitting there. Finally Lindsey spoke. Come on sis, let’s do it for him. The two girls out of some serious kindness each ate two cigarettes simultaneously and yes, they got sick too. I choked down my final one and threw it up as well. Time is up Michelle announced as the three of sat there hanging our heads close to the waste basket. Congratulations, you made it with some help. I finally spoke, thank you so much I said with sincerity to the girls. I couldn’t have done it without you. I owe you. Yes you do, you owe us big. That was the grossest thing I ever tasted Lindsey added. No doubt, Stephanie said and I don’t want to ever even think about doing that again.
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