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Sugar could hear the giggles as she walked down the hall of her dormitory. When she had graduated high school, she thought for a moment that people in college would be more mature; that the staring, laughing, and constant teasing would stop. The teasing stopped, but the stares and laughs were still there.
Sugar McCoy tried to loose weight. She'd been on countless diets, pills, tried to eat healthier, everything possible. She hid in baggy clothes, but it just made it worse. She wasn't terribly obese, just a little on the chubby side. She even resorted to just stopping eating entirely. That was when she was a sophomore in high school. Her mother found out and immediately put a stop to that.
High school had been a nightmare for the nineteen-year-old. Sugar and her brother, Axel, had gone to the same high school. It was rather large; most of the teenagers of their small town attended the school. Throughout all four years, Sugar despised walking into the doors. The beautiful, well-liked girls would stare and laugh, glad they weren't her. Other than her brother, Lee, who Sugar always got along with really well, Sugar only had one other true friend.
Many a night Sugar would cry herself to sleep, wishing she was thin and beautiful. After all, regardless of what anyone said, appearances mattered. It wasn't that Sugar was unattractive; just a bit overweight. She was on the shorter side; standing at five two. She had chestnut colored hair that fell in curly locks to a few inches below her shoulders. Her eyes were a golden brown. There was one freckle an inch or two below her left eye.
Aside from her weight, Sugar was kind of cute. However, most people couldn't get past her weight. Although, she had had one boyfriend. They met each other in Honors Algebra II, sophomore year. Sugar mostly kept to herself. She was more focused on her studies, and was rather smart. However, one guy began to talk to her and they started to spend more and more time together. Eventually, he asked her out.
At the time, he was Sugar's everything. They were together all the time. He was her first kiss. Her first date. He took her virginity. That lasted for about on and a half years. The summer after junior year, he went away to camp and met another girl. Sugar got a letter, being dumped. He had broken her heart; the one person who could see past her weight other than her family.
After she graduated, Sugar wanted to get the hell out of her small town. So that was exactly what she did. Axel was a grade ahead of her and he decided to go to school out of state as well. So Sugar went to the same college as him.
Sugar and Axel had always gotten along pretty well. Axel was the one that always stood up for his sister when others were teasing her. He even kicked a few guys' asses for saying rude things about her. Axel felt it was his duty to stand up for and protect his sister. He never understood why everyone was such a douche to her. She wasn't that fat. He always had thought she was kind of cute.
Axel was rather attractive, as well. He had shaggy midnight black hair. His eyes were a dark brown; so much that they appeared black. His skin was darker and he was about 5'8".
Unlike most brothers, Axel was thrilled when Sugar decided to come to the same college as him. He loved being around her and they always had good times together.
It had already been a couple weeks at Cedar Grove Community College that Sugar had been there. Sugar and her roommate got along well enough but her roommate was usually always partying. Sugar wasn't a fan of partying. She thought it was beyond stupid to get yourself so drunk you pass out and totally forget the night. She didn't see the point in it.
This particular day, Sugar was walking down the hall to her room to begin studying for the night. Anatomy was a killer; so many things to remember. The class was hard. After Sugar opened the door, she was surprised to see her roommate, Selena, there.
"Hey, Sugar!" Selena said, grinning at her roommate. "What's up? Haven't seen you in awhile."
"Eh, not much. The usual. Going to study," she answered. As they talked, Selena was tugging on a high heel shoe. "Going on a hot date?" Sugar questioned, sitting on her bed.
"Actually, yes I am," Selena chuckled. Just as she spoke, someone knocked. "Come in!" Selena called out, grinning. "How do I look?"
"Great." Sugar replied, searching for her Anatomy notes.
The door opened and in walked Axel. "Axel?!" Sugar asked, surprised.
"Oh, hey Sugar!" Axel said, smiling at his younger sister giving her a bear hug.
"You know each other?" Selena asked slowly, raising an eyebrow at the pair. Axel laughed, putting an arm around his sister. "Sugar here is my sister."
"Oh," Selena said with a sigh of relief.
"Since when are you two dating, Axel?" Sugar asked, sneaking a glance at him, somewhat sad he didn't tell her. They had always been so close. He basically told her everything.
"Well, it was kind of a surprise. She asked me out today and I said yes!" Axel explained, with a gleam in his eyes.
"Oh..." Sugar said with a small hint of disappointment in her voice. "Well I hope you two have fun..."
"We will!" Selena said happily, grabbing her car keys and purse. "Ready?"
And with that, they were gone. Sugar sat on her bed for a moment, staring after them. For some reason, Sugar was irritated. She wanted her brother to be happy. And she didn't really mind Selena. She was nice enough. However, Sugar was unhappy. Shaking her head, the nineteen-year-old opened her Anatomy book; preparing for the long night ahead of her.
Eventually, Sugar began to nod off. Her eyes kept closing periodically and her head fell against the pillow.
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Sugar had been asleep for hours when she was woken up by yelling. "Uhhh," she groaned, with a yawn. She glanced at the clock. It was two A.M. What the fuck...? Sugar wondered. Rude people waking her up.
Sugar laid there a moment longer wishing the screaming people would go away. Then as she began to listen, she thought she heard a familiar voice. Axel?
Curious, Sugar got up and opened the door to see Selena and her brother yelling at each other. "What happened?" she questioned groggily.
Axel swore under his breath. "Selena gave some guy her number—while we were on our date," he said irritably.
"I did not!" She protested, crossing her arms.
"You're going to wake up everyone. Shh!" Sugar said, ushering them into Sugar and Selena's room. She sat down on her bed again.
"Yes, you did! I saw you write it down on a piece of paper and give it to him! You liar!" Axel snapped, glaring at his date. Selena rolled her eyes at him. Sugar sighed and shook her head. In her head, she was happy. Seconds ticked by until Axel spoke.
"Whatever. I'm leaving," he said coldly, exiting the room.
Sugar laid back on her bed, closing her eyes. She had class in a few hours. There was no way she was going to be able to pass that test without enough sleep.
As Selena changed, she muttered how stupid Axel was and other things. "He's so fucking stupid. I did not give that guy my number. Stupid and jealous. I don't need him. I can do better."
Sugar sat up and glared at her roommate. "My brother is not stupid." The female snapped. "And he wouldn't make up something stupid like that. He seemed genuinely happy to be going out with you. Obviously, you did give that guy your number... unless you have a twin. So stop fucking lying and own up to it."
Selena stared at Sugar and scowled at her. "Shut the hell up. You don't know what you're talking about. You weren't there. Your whole damn family is crazy."
Sugar rolled her eyes at the girl. "Yeah, we're so crazy. Now can you please hush so I can sleep? Some of us actually have to work hard," Sugar said, glaring at Selena.
Selena ignored her and stalked into the bathroom, slamming the door. Sugar laid back down in her bed, pulling the blankets up to right under her chin, happy to be back in her warm bed.
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When Sugar's alarm went off the next morning, she groaned being blinded by the sun streaming in the window. Wanting to be at class in time, she jumped up took a quick shower and dressed.
