Please help timed:) 30 points What is the overall message that the author is conveying in the story "I'm Not Going to Die"?

"I light the cigarette and gladly inhale the bitter smoke. I sit inside the chalk house the girl drew. With the crumpled paper in my hand, I wait for the girl."
(Asatryan 5)

Think about the message of the story and answer the following questions:

What is the symbol in this passage?
What is the author trying to tell us? In other words, what is the abstract idea behind the use of that symbol?