A Conversation with Lady Nicotine
"I think I need to go away. I don't love you anymore." "But you couldn't do without me for even a day!" "I could. I chose not to. It's only because I'm used to you. I start my mornings with you, I begin my sleep with you. It's comforting." "Really? Then why did you let me come back? Surely, you're lying." "I'm not. I admit it was love at first sight with you, but yesterday, when I saw your heart of fire burning softly for me and then dying away, I felt free. I said to myself, I can do without you. It's not that difficult anymore. Even coming back to you in the night doesn't feel the same somehow. I have changed." "Don't you remember those lonely days when you had no one but me?" "I do. And I will always remember you for that. You were there when there was no one. I will never forget you. But, now I have someone I love. More than you." "You're breaking my heart! Tell me