"Lindy, I'm a chocoholic.I'm addicted. I can't help it!" Rachel confessed.
"What? Oh, Rach. How did you become a chocoholic?"
"Well, here's how it happened:
5 years ago, my dad started abusing me. My mum tried to stop him, but she couldn't do anything. Yet she kept trying. It led to fighting, which led to the divorce. Dad moved away, and started dating again 8 weeks later. When mum found out, she was devastated. But a week later, she realized she was in love with one of the guys at her work. They started dating, and he's a great guy, he really is. But no one can ever replace dad. Anyway, after about 6 months of dating, dad got married. I was at his wedding. But instead of it being happy, I was miserable. Not long after, mum married her new boyfriend. It was the same experience. Dad invited me over for lunch 3 weeks after, and his new wife has kids. They are the brattiest kids I've ever met. Then we had to move into her husband's house. He also has crazy kids. And now mum and dad are driving me crazy about me having to set a 'good example' for my half-brothers and sisters. I got depressed and started eating chocolate to cope. It's now become and addiction, and I need it to cope. Just like those addicted to smoking. I just...I dunno."
Then she started crying again. Lindy just sat there in disbelief. Her heart filled with love and compassion for her best friend, and as she held her, she shot up a quick prayer.
"What? Oh, Rach. How did you become a chocoholic?"
"Well, here's how it happened:
5 years ago, my dad started abusing me. My mum tried to stop him, but she couldn't do anything. Yet she kept trying. It led to fighting, which led to the divorce. Dad moved away, and started dating again 8 weeks later. When mum found out, she was devastated. But a week later, she realized she was in love with one of the guys at her work. They started dating, and he's a great guy, he really is. But no one can ever replace dad. Anyway, after about 6 months of dating, dad got married. I was at his wedding. But instead of it being happy, I was miserable. Not long after, mum married her new boyfriend. It was the same experience. Dad invited me over for lunch 3 weeks after, and his new wife has kids. They are the brattiest kids I've ever met. Then we had to move into her husband's house. He also has crazy kids. And now mum and dad are driving me crazy about me having to set a 'good example' for my half-brothers and sisters. I got depressed and started eating chocolate to cope. It's now become and addiction, and I need it to cope. Just like those addicted to smoking. I just...I dunno."
Then she started crying again. Lindy just sat there in disbelief. Her heart filled with love and compassion for her best friend, and as she held her, she shot up a quick prayer.
