**Authors Note** I do not own the 7th Heaven characters but I do own Clare. In this story I cover the dangers of diet pills but to tell you the truth I just wrote this to introduce Clare for other stories. This story may seem strange and you may not believe that diet pills can cause a heart attack but they can. I did research and I found out that PPA could cause seizures, heart attacks murmurs and palpations. It can also cause brain hemorrhages, dizziness, headaches, and many other side effects. Creepy huh, the really scary part is they used to put it in cold medicine.
Chapter 1:A Secret
Lucy picked up a bottle of pills and dumped some in her mouth. The label on the bottle read "Slim 'N Trim". They contained PPA, which was a very dangerous drug if used incorrectly. A part of her knew what she was doing was stupid, that she was addicted to them but the other part of her just didn't care and she listened to that part. She thought back to the night she had first taken the pills. She was at a party and she was in the bathroom fixing her makeup. A girl was doing the same.
"You know you really shouldn't eat as much as you do," the girl had said.
"I'll eat whatever I want."
The girl had tossed her a bottle of pills.
"What are these?"
"Diet pills you can have them cause it looks like you need them a lot more than I do."
The girl had turned around and left and Lucy had put the bottle in her bag.
Bang bang, a knock on the door brought Lucy back to reality. She stuffed the pills in her drawer right before the door opened and Simon walked in.
"What do you want?"
"Can I borrow your c.d. player later?"
"Sure it's in one of my drawers, she looked at the clock, and oh I gotta go."
"Ok thanks," Simon said and they both walked out of the room.
******
Simon walks into Lucy and Ruthie's room and starts looking through the doors. He opens the first one and is shocked at what he finds. The drawer is filled with empty pill bottles. Simon picks it up and reads the label out loud.
"Slim 'N Trim guaranteed to help you lose weight faster."
He puts the bottle in his pocket and leaves forgetting all about the c.d. player.
******
Lucy shut the door behind her. Simon was sitting on the couch watching TV; he turned it off as soon as he heard her come in.
"I need to talk to you."
"Can it wait till tomorrow?"
"It's important."
"Fine."
Lucy walked over and sat down beside him. Simon pulled the bottle out of his pocket.
"Why do you have these?"
"I need them."
"No you don't."
"You don't understand I can't stop."
"You can you just don't want to."
"No I can't Simon I've tried, I'm addicted," Lucy said and started to cry.
"Luce you need to get help."
"I checked it out and I would have to stay in a rehab center. I'm going to wait till after graduation, will you keep my secret?"
"I don't know..."
"Please, Simon please."
"I guess."
Lucy hugged him.
"Thank you so much you have no idea what this means to mean."
"Just promise me something Luce."
"Anything."
"Promise me you'll be careful they're dangerous you know."
"I promise."
*****
Lucy, Ruthie and Simon are sitting at the table in the kitchen eating cereal. Annie walks in with Matt following.
"Your father and I are taking Sam and David to the zoo and Matt offered to take Simon and Ruthie to the mall."
"Great," Ruthie says.
"Actually Mom I couldn't sleep last night so I'd rather stay home."
"That's fine with me."
Eric walks in.
"The twins are in the car you ready?"
"Yeah, Ruthie be good for Matt and Matt don't let her get any makeup."
Ruthie rolls her eyes.
"I mean it young lady."
Eric and Annie turn around and go out the door. Lucy leaves the room. Ruthie puts her cereal bowl in the sink.
"I'm done."
"Alright then let's go."
"Bye Simon," Ruthie says.
"Bye," he replies.
Lucy is in the bathroom and steps on the scale.
"Liar, she says to it and steps off, I did not gain two pounds."
She picks up the bottle off the counter and pours all the pills into her hand. She takes a drink of water and stuffs them in her mouth. She opens the door and Simon walks by.
"Hey Simon."
"Yeah."
"I'm going to take a nap wake me up at twelve."
"Okay."
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Chapter 1:A Secret
Lucy picked up a bottle of pills and dumped some in her mouth. The label on the bottle read "Slim 'N Trim". They contained PPA, which was a very dangerous drug if used incorrectly. A part of her knew what she was doing was stupid, that she was addicted to them but the other part of her just didn't care and she listened to that part. She thought back to the night she had first taken the pills. She was at a party and she was in the bathroom fixing her makeup. A girl was doing the same.
"You know you really shouldn't eat as much as you do," the girl had said.
"I'll eat whatever I want."
The girl had tossed her a bottle of pills.
"What are these?"
"Diet pills you can have them cause it looks like you need them a lot more than I do."
The girl had turned around and left and Lucy had put the bottle in her bag.
Bang bang, a knock on the door brought Lucy back to reality. She stuffed the pills in her drawer right before the door opened and Simon walked in.
"What do you want?"
"Can I borrow your c.d. player later?"
"Sure it's in one of my drawers, she looked at the clock, and oh I gotta go."
"Ok thanks," Simon said and they both walked out of the room.
******
Simon walks into Lucy and Ruthie's room and starts looking through the doors. He opens the first one and is shocked at what he finds. The drawer is filled with empty pill bottles. Simon picks it up and reads the label out loud.
"Slim 'N Trim guaranteed to help you lose weight faster."
He puts the bottle in his pocket and leaves forgetting all about the c.d. player.
******
Lucy shut the door behind her. Simon was sitting on the couch watching TV; he turned it off as soon as he heard her come in.
"I need to talk to you."
"Can it wait till tomorrow?"
"It's important."
"Fine."
Lucy walked over and sat down beside him. Simon pulled the bottle out of his pocket.
"Why do you have these?"
"I need them."
"No you don't."
"You don't understand I can't stop."
"You can you just don't want to."
"No I can't Simon I've tried, I'm addicted," Lucy said and started to cry.
"Luce you need to get help."
"I checked it out and I would have to stay in a rehab center. I'm going to wait till after graduation, will you keep my secret?"
"I don't know..."
"Please, Simon please."
"I guess."
Lucy hugged him.
"Thank you so much you have no idea what this means to mean."
"Just promise me something Luce."
"Anything."
"Promise me you'll be careful they're dangerous you know."
"I promise."
*****
Lucy, Ruthie and Simon are sitting at the table in the kitchen eating cereal. Annie walks in with Matt following.
"Your father and I are taking Sam and David to the zoo and Matt offered to take Simon and Ruthie to the mall."
"Great," Ruthie says.
"Actually Mom I couldn't sleep last night so I'd rather stay home."
"That's fine with me."
Eric walks in.
"The twins are in the car you ready?"
"Yeah, Ruthie be good for Matt and Matt don't let her get any makeup."
Ruthie rolls her eyes.
"I mean it young lady."
Eric and Annie turn around and go out the door. Lucy leaves the room. Ruthie puts her cereal bowl in the sink.
"I'm done."
"Alright then let's go."
"Bye Simon," Ruthie says.
"Bye," he replies.
Lucy is in the bathroom and steps on the scale.
"Liar, she says to it and steps off, I did not gain two pounds."
She picks up the bottle off the counter and pours all the pills into her hand. She takes a drink of water and stuffs them in her mouth. She opens the door and Simon walks by.
"Hey Simon."
"Yeah."
"I'm going to take a nap wake me up at twelve."
"Okay."
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