cigarettes
she hated it. insomnia. she couldn't sleep, even after using the only drug that once made her sleep a little better, sex.
she laid there, her lover by her side probably asleep as she laid on her back, staring at the roof and counting her breaths but eventually losing count only to start all over again.
with a huff after some time passed, maybe an hour or two, she finally decided to get out of the sheets and put on an over sized tee that was on the floor and head to the balcony, grabbing her cigarettes with her on the way out.
he foot steps leaving thuds in its wake inside the silent room, the sound barley louder than the AC.
closing the balcony door softly so she won't wake up her lover, she opened the packet and took out the lighter she left there and a cig.
she lit the cig and took a long puff, finally feeling refreshed or alive. the cig hung loosely from her fingers while she leaned on the balcony, looking up at the stars that weren't that bright due to the bright billboard just across her apartment complex.
she took 5 more puffs and flicked her cig out the street. looking the at cig fall from the 5th floor to hit the floor, she wondered what it would be like if it was a body instead.
she stood there for a little more only to end up looking at her crooked nails and dehydrated skin. guess the nicotine is getting to her, but she doesn't even care.
after a while of just empty thoughts and bright lights from the billboard and noisy cars from the distance, she decided that it was finally time to head back and hopefully be able to sleep.
getting back into the apartment, she shut the sliding door behind her softly as to not wake up her lover and entered the bathroom
she looked at her face in the mirror, eyebags evident and hair a mess, her shirt loose on her shoulder and her lips swollen but purplish.
she snatched her brush from the stand and started brushing her teeth, hopping that the smell would go away
getting out, she fixed her hair and stepped to the bed, softly getting back into the sheets
"hey babe.." her lover said, voice hoarse from sleep
"hey.." she whispered to him, her lips stretching into a tired smile
"what are you doing still up?" asked her lover
"nothing. just went out for some fresh air because i couldn't sleep" a half lie. she leaned down, touching her lips with his in a soft kiss
"let's get back to sleep" was all she said before laying down and cuddling up to him not knowing that no matter how much she brushes her teeth he could still smell the cigarettes.
But I could still smell it on her raggedy tee...
And I could taste it on her lips when we kiss...
-tv girl