... support her and to celebrate or grieve with her. But Ruth has realized that best friends are ditched or run over, like Anna Karenina, or obliged to munch arsenic, like Madame Bovary. Having discovered this, she now makes sure she has no best friend' in case something terrible happens to either her or best friend. Of course there is Nurse Hopkins, but ... ...

• Word Count: 3413
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School