Review: Betty and Veronica
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2011
"Betty and Veronica" by Elena Aitken takes a good, hard look at a woman with breast cancer and her relationship with her best friend.  They're single, young and vacation in Panama every year and this particular summer  have a conversation on the beach about which comic character they like best, Betty or Veronica. The talk turns serious when one of the women reveals that she has breast cancer.This short story shines with the theme of friendship and what lengths one friend will go to in order to help the other.  If we all have a friend in our lives like these two, then we're very lucky.  The story is well-written and the ending is one I didn't expect. There is also a lesson in doing something that we think we can't do.  A terrific story that doesn't take long to read, but has a wonderful message.