Self Destructive Pleasure

Best moment of the day.

Swam quite a distance - it was a good work-out. Quickly put my clothes on and went out of the locker room to sit on a street bench right beneath the door in the cold. Watching snow flakes falling in the light of street lamp, I took in a big breath of fresh air. A few junior water polo players with red cheeks left the locker room chatting cheerfully and raced to the bus station.

As their voices fade in the darkness, I took one cigarette out of my pocket and lit it. I stopped for a while to enjoy the suspension in the cold silence. Then... I inhaled the smoke into my lungs that were so ready to absorb the magic after all the swimming.

Brilliant.