Rachel ran. She ran from her house. Past the sweet shop. Past the police station and hospital. She ran all the way down to the lake, tears trickling her face.
When she got down to the lake, she went straight to her secret place. She got there and sat down, letting the tears flow freely. How can I tell her, she thought. Tell Lindy that I'm addicted to chocolate? How?

Lindy had silently followed Rachel all the way. She lost Rachel at the park, but she knew exactly where her bestie was. So she went to Rachel's secret place. As she expected, Rachel was sitting there. Lindy came and sat down beside her.
"What's wrong, Rach?" Lindy asked, her voice full of love and concern. She put her arm around Rachel, but she shrugged it off. "C'mon, Rach."
"Why do you care about what I'm crying about."
"Because you're my bestie and best friends care about each other." Rachel turned to look at her, eyes moist, and her face stained with sorrow. She opened her mouth to speak, but she just collapsed into Lindy and started bawling her eyes out.
Lindy just held her.

After Rachel had finished letting all her emotion out, she looked at Lindy and started her story. "Lindy, I'm a chocoholic. I"m addicted..."

TO BE CONTINUED...