If Wishes Were HorsesCandice handed over the cash for the cotton candy and started munching on it.Her friend, Tamara, gave her an undisguised look of disgust as they strolled through the carnival grounds."What?" Candice asked, her voice partially muffled with a mouthful of cotton candy."I thought you were trying to lose weight." Tamara told her."Look at me. I've lived off carrot sticks for years and I still look like a beached whale. So forget dieting. If I am going to be fat, I might as well enjoy it."Tamara emitted a disgusted sigh."What?" Candice prodded. "Like you're a poster child for perseverance. You're not goint to college just because you didn't get into Harvard.""That's different." Tamara protested. "I've always been the best at school. I can't take settling for second place. If I can't get into Harvard, what's the point?""That's just what I'm saying. If I can't have the body I want, then what's the point? Man, like w