He sighed and stared dreamily at the small purple bottle of air freshener, if only he could bring it to work and spray away all the unpleasant smells from work. Danny shook his head and decided this fantasy was too good to be true and reached into the back pocket of his black khaki pants for a smoke, and pulled out his last Lucky Diamond cigarette. Lucky Diamond cigarettes used to be a town favorite back in the 60’s, the huge factory on Main used to crank out thousands of the red starred cigarettes. It was a brand known throughout Norfolk county for the cigarettes remarkable quality and employing nearly a quarter of the workers in the city. Everyone smoked Lucky Diamond: the librarian, the bus driver, the barber, the teachers, even the doctors couldn’t resist passing up a Lucky Diamond cigarette. Lucky Diamond was simply a way of life. Now, due to the economy crashing and the rise of big name cigarette companies into the region Lucky Diamond simply became a cheap alternative for those who couldn’t afford the brand name cigarettes. He cursed quietly it was his last cigarette and he didn’t get his pay check until Friday. He debated saving it for another occasion, maybe a smoke break on Tuesday or Wednesday, but he decided against it. He closed his eyes, propped his ratty tennis shoes on the breakfast table, brought the cheap cigarette to his lips and
He sighed and stared dreamily at the small purple bottle of air freshener, if only he could bring it to work and spray away all the unpleasant smells from work. Danny shook his head and decided this fantasy was too good to be true and reached into the back pocket of his black khaki pants for a smoke, and pulled out his last Lucky Diamond cigarette. Lucky Diamond cigarettes used to be a town favorite back in the 60’s, the huge factory on Main used to crank out thousands of the red starred cigarettes. It was a brand known throughout Norfolk county for the cigarettes remarkable quality and employing nearly a quarter of the workers in the city. Everyone smoked Lucky Diamond: the librarian, the bus driver, the barber, the teachers, even the doctors couldn’t resist passing up a Lucky Diamond cigarette. Lucky Diamond was simply a way of life. Now, due to the economy crashing and the rise of big name cigarette companies into the region Lucky Diamond simply became a cheap alternative for those who couldn’t afford the brand name cigarettes. He cursed quietly it was his last cigarette and he didn’t get his pay check until Friday. He debated saving it for another occasion, maybe a smoke break on Tuesday or Wednesday, but he decided against it. He closed his eyes, propped his ratty tennis shoes on the breakfast table, brought the cheap cigarette to his lips and