Marijuana!

"Light up," Eddie went on to say, and pushed the tin in front of Tamera. "Go on, baby, take one," he urged.

Tamera's mind was wrought with indecision. She'd heard too many stories and lectures from adults, but she was just as afraid of looking like she was a kid. She glanced at Nancy for support and guidance, and was shocked to see that her girlfriend was already lighting one up, eyes shut, completely oblivious to Tamera's plight.

"What's the matter," Eddie growled, "aren't you game?"

"I… I never smoked one before," Tamera blurted. She instantly wished she hadn't admitted that, for now she really sounded uncool. She wished she hadn't drunk all that concoction he'd made, for she wasn't thinking clearly and felt awfully warm, and there was a weight pressing down on her forehead and eyes.

"A little grass never hurt nobody," Jason scoffed.

"Yeah, don't worry about a thing," Nancy said, exhaling.

Don't worry… She'd said the same thing to her mother only hours earlier, and here she was! Worried!

"Aw, I knew she was a baby all along," Jason sneered. "Take her home, Eddie, so we can watch the film in enjoyment." Tamera blanched under the direct punch of his contempt, and rebellious resentment welled up inside her, forcing her to take a cigarette and place it reluctantly between her lips. A child, was she! A baby!

"Let me light it for you," Eddie said solicitously. "Once you're high, you'll feel things you never felt before." He lit the cigarette, and trembling slightly, Tamera drew in her first drag. She coughed.

"Oh, for God's sake," Jason said disgustedly.

"Let her alone," Nancy said. "She'll learn. Remember how I was the first time? Tamera, hold the smoke down in your lungs. Try again, and take it slow."

The second inhalation was easier, and the naive young girl held the sour-sweet smoke down until she thought she'd burst. She exhaled, looked around with a smile of triumph, only to see that the other three were obliviously smoking their own joints. She followed suit, and by the end of her cigarette, she began to float.