*Puff*
Smoke lingered in the air as Kiera sat alone, gazing at the forest stretching beyond her estate. In the distance, she could see the damage caused by the fire started by her aunt, with many of the trees burnt beyond recognition.
She sat there in silence while enjoying the cigarette in her grasp.
...Or at least, she tried.
"This tastes like shit."
Pulling the cigarette away from her mouth, Kiera frowned.
Since when did cigarettes taste this bad?
"Nah, maybe it's just me."
She took another drag, but...
"Ukh."
It still tasted like shit.
"What the...?"
Kiera took a look at the cigarette in her hand for a good moment before eventually clicking her tongue and tossing it away.
"Ah, whatever."
Perhaps it was just a low-quality cigarette. It could also be that it was expired, but could cigarettes expire?
No, it would make no sense, considering that she had recently bought them.
Swindled?
Was she swindled?
"I'll fucking kill—"