She challenged me in a way I couldn’t refuse so I took the offered cigarette.
My head and hand filled with pain as the burn started to form, my skin sizzling, eyes watering. I couldn’t look straight at it for long and, seeking to distract, looked up. Her eyes willed me onward, flicking between my face, the burn in progress and her watch- her face full of glee.
I still don’t know how long I managed, though it seemed forever. When I gave in she lit another, brushed it against her hand and with a wicked grin pronounced, “You win.”
My head and hand filled with pain as the burn started to form, my skin sizzling, eyes watering. I couldn’t look straight at it for long and, seeking to distract, looked up. Her eyes willed me onward, flicking between my face, the burn in progress and her watch- her face full of glee.
I still don’t know how long I managed, though it seemed forever. When I gave in she lit another, brushed it against her hand and with a wicked grin pronounced, “You win.”
Written for 100 Word Challenge #373 on Velvet Verbosity
