Smokey Thursday (300 Word Feature Story)

Another popular smoking spot, a group of unknown faces standing in a circle, cautiously puffing away. There is no better place to meet an interesting stranger.

“What it is” a smoker’s greeting to a curious bystander who meandered into the woods to join the group. Perhaps smokers are not as bad as kids are told and have simply been given a bad reputation from society. Made out to be low lives who spend their time in front of a TV rather than doing actual work.

Perhaps hidden under that veil of smoke lies a person with a background, with a story, with a life.

Robert Ward, 19, of Boston, Massachusetts is an example of a person beneath the smoke.

Rob, born and raised in Boston has lived an exciting, interesting, life. One that many would be envious of.

He has been smoking Marijuana since he was 14 and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

He doesn’t mind the money he spends for a good time, which has exceeded, to this date, over $5000.

His life however, does not fit the “pothead” label.

He went to Boston Latin school, the oldest public High School in America.

He spent a year in Italy, mastered the language, and adopted the culture.

He’s joined several college clubs.

He scored an 1830 on the SAT’s.

Perhaps the most interesting part of his life is that he managed to overcome the smoker’s stereotype and get into college.

“I’m the only one to leave Boston for college out of all my friends”

And yet he takes some time out of his day, almost everyday, to enjoy a few hours with new friends and complete strangers in the best way he knows how.

Its just so fascinating, who or what you might find while walking around in the woods one smokey Thursday night.

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