Raven was sitting in the living room watching TV when the doorbell rang. She got the door. It was Chelsea and another girl. "Hi, Rae," said Chelsea. "This is my cousin, Leslie. She's staying at our house for a while. I thought we could all hang out together."
"Hi, Leslie!" said Raven. "Nice to meet you! I'm Raven. Hi Chels. The mall sounds great. I'll just tell my parents." So she told her parents and the three left. They decided to go to the mall. Once they were there, Leslie took out a jar of cream and put some on her face.
"I get this stuff imported from China," she announced. "It's really nice. It's called Panini Facial Cream. It's an all natural, herbal product. It makes your face feel good. Wanna try some?"
"I'll try some," said Chelsea.
"Don't put too much on," said Leslie. "It burns if your skin isn't used to it."
"Okay," said Chelsea. Then she took some out and put it on her face. "You wanna try some, Rae?"
"No thanks," said Raven. "I don't want that nasty stuff to burn my face." The girls just continued shopping.
The next day, they went to the movies. Once they sat down to watch the commercials, Leslie took out her jar of Panini and put some on. Just like the day before, she offered some to Chelsea, who accepted. A few minutes later, Chelsea noticed that she was feeling something that she had felt the previous day. She felt good, really good, like she was at peace with the world. The day before, she just assumed that she was just enjoying herself hanging out. Today, she started thinking that it might be the Panini.
The next day, it was time for Leslie to go back home. Chelsea helped pack her bags and called her a cab. A few minutes later, the whole family was at the doorway saying their final goodbyes. "Bye," said Leslie as she hugged Chelsea. "I'm gonna miss you so much."
"Me, too," said Chelsea, with tears in her eyes. A horn beeped; it was Leslie's cab.
"Well," replied Leslie. "It looks like I gotta go. Chels, do you want some Panini before I go?"
"Thanks," said Chelsea, taking the jar from Leslie's hand. She got some on her hand, closed the jar and handed it back. Leslie took it and went to her cab. As they all waved goodbye, Chelsea put the cream on her face.