A Bit of Encouragement

Having spent the day with my brother, ripping up carpets and emptying my step-mother's flat, as she is now in residential care, I am somewhat weary. So, here I give you a short piece of unpublished fiction for your entertainment. I'd be interested in your views.
A Bit of Encouragement'It's great. You'll like it.''Don't think so.''Scared?''Have to be a bit thick not to be; staring death in the face.''Jeez, it's only a fag.''Makes you ill and can kill you.''They just say that. Any case; doesn't...