I stared across the table, frowning. Only yesterday morning would my breakfast seem excessive to me, now I was grumpy that I couldn't get to the table before Natalie did. I could feel the waistband of my shorts digging into my distended middle, but I still craved more. More food! I needed to cram more calories into my system! Natalie was so big already and I couldn't let her make me look tiny and insignificant. Frustrated, I felt uninvited tears starting to build up in my eyes, but I wouldn't let them come to the surface. My frustration was turning into anger and hatred. I stared at Natalie feeling nothing but disdain. I excused myself from the table and rushed upstairs, stopping in Natalie's room before locking myself in my own room. I stared at the three little pills in the palm of my hand that I had stolen from Natalie's room. Such small things, yet so powerful. How did you turn my runt of a sister into the busty goddess that's sitting downstairs? How? I rolled my hand into a fist. I won't get any answers here. I need to get out of this madhouse!
I ran downstairs, determined to confront the doctor that changed my little sister into a freak. I rushed through the house as fast as I could, hoping to avoid any questions where I was going. I was surprised when I saw that only Natalie remained sitting in the kitchen, immobilized by her monstrous gut.
"Where is everybody?" I asked.
"Dad went to work and mom went shopping. I'm still kinda hungry, so..." Natalie shrugged as if it was the most normal thing ever.
"You do realize this is insane, right? Have you seen how much you're eating?! It's not normal to grow like you do! You look like a freak! You are a freak!" I ranted, finally losing my composure.
"I'm a... freak?" Natalie whimpered, turning her enormous, beautiful eyes to me and my heart started to break. There was nothing but innocence and sadness in her gaze. Natalie was always so insecure and sensitive, I didn't dare to say anything to her before and now I just threw at her everything that I should have kept unspoken. Natalie started to cry and I couldn't bear to see it. I ran outside cursing myself as I headed towards the place where this entire insanity started, to the doctor's office. He's gonna regret messing with my family!
Feeling angry, guilty and hungry I stomped down the street, regretting not having my own car. Bus will have to do today...
"Emily?" A familiar voice stopped me in my tracks. That sounds like...
"Claire?" I turned around and sure enough, my best friend from high school stood in front of me.
"Emily! Why didn't you tell me you're back in town?" Claire exclaimed, rushing to me to envelop me in her soft arms.
"I only came back yesterday evening..." I said. "You have no idea how glad I'm to see you!" This time it was my turn to pull the larger girl into a hug. As far as I could remember Claire was always on the heavier side, only growing larger as the time went by. The first year of college did little to change things in this regard, Claire looked huge!
"You look amazing! What have you been feeding those?!" Claire exclaimed, poking my chest, right after our hug ended.
I just smiled. "Uhm, you look great, too."
"You mean fat!" Claire giggled.
"Please, every one gains the freshman 15. It's hardly noticeable." I lied, looking at her bulging belly, where she carried most of her extra weight.
"Fifteen? More like fifty! You know I eat when I'm stressed..." She sighed. "I had to buy a whole new wardrobe! I seriously need to start losing some weight."
I was surprised. "I thought you never cared about your weight."
Claire sighed again. "That was before I hkt the big 300! Seriously, look at how big and fat this gut is!" he said, touching her middle that spread in front of her.
"Three hundred pounds!" I exclaimed, taking a better look at my heavier friend. It... actually made a lot of sense, looking at her heavy breasts (not as big as mine though), her wide hips and tree trunk like thighs and the huge, drooping gut, she had safely tucked inside her cargo pants.
"Don't shout it like that!" Claire reprimanded me and I blushed.
"Sorry!"
Then a sound of distant thunder sounded and Claire's face turned carmine red. "It would be much easier if I wasn't so hungry all the time!"
"Wanna grab some food with me then? Natalie ate everything we had at home, so I'm pretty hungry myself."
"Little Natalie?"
"She's not so little anymore..."
"So it's true, huh. My brother wouldn't shut up about how pretty she got!"
I felt a spike of jealousy pierce my heart. For as long I could remember Peter, Claire's brother, had a massive crush on me. I was fuming. Natalie!!! It wasn't like I was ever interested in Peter, but he was mine to toy with! I always made sure I wore low-cut tops when visiting Claire, taking delight from seeing the kid turn into a bumbling idiot. I say kid, for he had always been that for me, but he was Natalie's classmate, so he was eighteen already. I gritted my teeth. "You have no idea."
"Natalie isn't the only one who had a growth spurt. I couldn't believe my eyes when I got home. He's like a foot taller than me now!"
"Uh huh." I mumbled, barely listening. "So how about that food?" I asked, feeling my hunger pangs getting worse.