Friends are bad

This was the title of a speech I gave during a speech training class in sec 2. I can't remember the contents other than the title. But here's a short story deserving of the same title.

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A kept feeling this niggling pain in her abdomen. While the pain wasn't painful enough to cause any disruption to her lifestyle, it triggered thoughts that it might be something serious. B learnt of A's worries and recommended that A visit the specialist. The specialist told A that it wasn't a serious condition and is only triggered when A consumes certain types of food. Naturally, A would only have to cut down on those food.

Slowly, A's lifestyle returned back to normal and she almost forgot about this condition. C learnt of A's condition and commented " U know, i heard that this kind of things cannot be detected through scans or xrays. My friend told me that her friend also had regular abdomen pain but the doctor didn't detect anything serious. A few months ago that person found out that she was having stage 3 cancer." A started to worry. "What if it is cancer? What if it is something serious?"

Slowly, A's abdomen pain returned and she feared for her health. She started to claim MC at the slightest of pains and went for all sorts of specialist checkups and treatments, both Western and Eastern.

At the end, A was dismissed by her company for missing too many days of work, her savings was depleted with the checkups and treatments.

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U never know how your statement, whether or not intentional, can affect a person's life. Please think twice (or thrice for certain people) before you talk.