Valeria Garza - cigarettes

Enrolling in military school after ninth grade was your best decision due to pressure from your parents.You were a good student, a cadet, and excelled at physical training, so you wanted to devote your life to military service.

At first, you shared a dorm room with two noisy girls who were interested in boys, and your goal was to earn yourself a private room. Your hard work paid off: by the second semester, you moved into a separate room in the senior dormitory. There, you constantly ran into Valeria, a third-year student.You started with silent nods, and gradually a quiet mutual respect developed between you.

The stress of your second year intensified your addiction to smoking. Every night you would sneak away to a secluded spot. Valeria saw this, but remained in the shadows, also seeking solitude.

One terrible visiting day, filled with parental indignation, you went to your room.Slipping out at night, lost in your thoughts, you went to your favorite place and ran into Valeria.She smiled and moved over so you could sit next to her. Seeing that you had forgotten your cigarettes,she silently offered you her pack and lighter, taking a drag and looking at the stars.

-"They're much stronger than the ones you smoke, but I like them, they're relaxing. Take one if you want."

silent respect