Father: Akshay! Beta, where is this smoke coming from?

Akshay: I don’t know papa, I have just come to the terrace. I feel it’s due to air pollution.

Father: Why are you hiding your hands behind? Show me what you are hiding in your hands.

Akshay: Nothing papa, my back was itching.

Father: So why are you scared? Show me your hands.

Father: What’s this! Cigarette! When have you started doing all this? I can’t believe my eyes! 

Akshay: Please forgive me, papa. I myself didn’t realize when it became an addiction.

Father: First you tell me how long you have been smoking for? It’s good that I caught you red-handed today otherwise; I wouldn’t have come to know about it.

Akshay: I have been smoking for the last 2 years, actually one of my friends made me smoke for the first time. Initially, I found its smoke irritating but later on I got used to it.

Father: When your friend told you to smoke then why didn’t you refuse? Don’t you know it damages the body?

Akshay: He told me, try it once; don’t take it after this one. I thought it’s just for once, nothing will happen.

Father: That’s where you committed a mistake; you should take your decisions carefully. Do you have an idea; you can even suffer from a fatal disease like cancer due to this?

Akshay: I know it papa, but I can’t get over my addiction; I have tried so many times to quit smoking. Whenever I stop it for 2-3 days, I feel a strong craving for it.

Father: Beta, this is a result of your bad company. If you be in a company of bad boys then you will follow the wrong path only. Meet good people, be friends with them, and redeem your life.

Akshay: Yes, papa, I promise you that I will never ever touch a cigarette again. I’ll be with good people and will never disappoint you.