The Cigarette Butt

They come to the playground ready to dig in the dirt and swing on the swings. Each brought something form home to play with. There was a bucked, a plastic shovel, a bright red Matchbox firetruck, a brand new Nintendo DS, a gum wrapper, a purple piece of stretchy material, and a discarded cigarette butt. Jill wanted everyone to share their toys. Paul, the one with the firetruck, didn't want to share his. Carrie and her friend Taylor didn't care; their bucket and shovel were discarded in the sand. The owner of the Nintendo DS sat on a swing engrossed in her Picross game. Sherry, the one with the gum wrapper, folded it into a miniature airplane, which Paul wanted because it was cooler than his firetruck. That left Halston with the cigarette butt. He just stood at the edge of the playground with the tiny butt hanging out of his mouth. He faked inhaled. As he blew our the imaginary smoke he said, "Fuck this!", threw the cigarette butt on the ground, put it "out" with his shoe, grabbed the bucket and shovel and ran off.

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