Do you have a friend who owns a shop and gives freebies only to you?

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I have. But this incident really made feel guilty. I have a friend named Chester, and he owned a new candy shop in the neighborhood. He’s the type who can easily say yes to people but never takes no for an answer, and I find that disturbing. Since I’m his close friend, he insists on giving freebies to me whenever I pass by his shop. At first, I don’t want to accept any of his candies but he keeps on insisting so I had to give in. His candies are really good, by the way. Then one day, my friends accompanied me on the way home. My mistake was to tell them that the owner of the candy shop nearby always gives me freebies whenever I pass by. My friends then became so eager that they wanted freebies, too. That made me feel uncomfortable because they’re already gabbing about what candies. When we passed by the candy shop, we saw Chester already carrying a bag of candies. He looked mildly surprised that I was with my friends so he took a few steps back to the shop. However, my friends rushed to him and asked whether he gives freebies to people or not. Maybe he felt embarrassed to tell my friends that he’s only giving freebies to me so he told them yes. I was horrified. Everyday, my friends will always accompany me and they always insist of stopping by the candy shop. I pleaded them not to ask Chester for freebies but they won’t listen. Now, I’m afraid that Chester’s losing money because of my friends. I told him to stop giving freebies because he might lose his shop but he said it’s all right. I feel so guilty now! What should I do? I know he’s just forced to give freebies to my friends because of me… *sob!*