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Corey: Hey mike, whats up?
Mike: Nothing, how about you?
Corey: nothing much. Wanna hang out after school?
Mike: Ya shure, want to
come over my house?
Corey: Why not? My mom wont let you come over anyway.
Mike: I will see if I can find anyone else that wants to come over to. Is that ok?
Corey: Yup that is fine. I do not care. It is your house.
Mike: O.K. then I will se you after school. Bye.
Corey: Bye
After School at Mikes House
Narrator: Corey knocks on the door. Mike answers.
Mike: Hey whats up. Come on in.
Corey: Where is everyone else that you said you were going to invite?
Mike: everyone is on their way. They had to stop and get something.
Corey: What did they get?
Mike: Do not worry about it. You will find out later.
Corey: O.K. I am trusting you.
Mike: Oh look here they are know. Good.
Corey: Hey mike where are your parents?
Mike: There not home. Why?
Corey: Just Wondering. Because my mom said that I ma not allowed here unless your parents are home.
Mike: Do not worry just stay. You will not get in trouble.
Corey: I guess you are rite. I will stay.
Mike: O.K. now everyone in the back.
Narrator: Everyone goes into that back but Corey still does not know why.
Corey: why are we back here and not inside?
Mike: Have you ever smoked weed?
Corey: you mean drugs? No. My mom says I should never do drugs. They are bad for you. The kill your brains cells and make you stupid even though you already are for trying them.
Mike: Come on. It will be fun. They high is so good. It makes you feel good. It relaxes you. Come on. Do it. You will not get in trouble.
Corey: NO! I am not doing your stupid “weed.”
Narrator: Mike and his friends keep pressuring him to smoke.
ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER
Mike: So you will do it. Ok Chad Light it up.
Narrator: The joint is passed around the circle and finally gets to Corey. He does not know what to do. He panics. Then he takes a puff. He starts coughing. (Corey coughs)
Corey: I do not like this.
Mike: Come on. You have not even got to the good part yet. Keep going. Just keep puffing.
Narrator: Corey finally reaches what they call “a high.”
Corey: Oh my god I feel so good. And I did not want to do drugs. What was it thinking.
Mike: I dont know?
ABOUT AN HOUR LATER
Narrator: Corey goes home and his mom confronts him.
Corey: Hey mom. How was your day?
Coreys Mom: Fine how was it at your friend Mikes house after school.
Corey: It was fine. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Coreys Mom: Oh, you seem weird. Like something happened. Were you doing something you were not supposed to be?
Corey: No mom. Do not worry so much.
Coreys Mom: Well there is something wrong and I will find out. What is Mikes phone number?
Corey: 973-764-5684
Narrator: Coreys Mother calls mikes house and speaks with mikes mom.
Mikes Mom: Hello
Coreys Mom: Hi, this is Coreys mother. My son was over your house after school. When he came home he was acting kind of weird and I just wanted to make shure everything was all right.
Mikes Mom: I am sorry. I just got home. I did not even know Mike had any friends over. Let me ask him. Hold on. MIKE. CAN YOU COME HERE FOR A MOMENT PLEASE?
Mike: COMING! Yes mom, What do you want?
Mikes Mom: I hear you had some friends over after school today.
Mike: Yes. What is the problem?
Mikes Mom: What did you do?
Mike: Nothing. We just played video games in my room.
Mikes Mom: Mike said that they just play video games.
Coreys Mom: Oh, Ok. He was acting kind of weird but mabie it was just I. Ok thank you. Bye.
Mikes Mom: Bye
LATER THAT NIGHT
Narrator: Corey and his mom are sitting at the table eating dinner.
Corey: So mom, how was your day.
Coreys Mom: Fine. Guess what I saw on the news today?
Corey: What?
Coreys Mom: The child went to a party and had a soda and put it down to go to the bathroom and got out and drank his drink again. Later that he passed out and then died.
Corey: How did he die?