Monday, November 24, 2014

8: Plump Fiction

"Well, you've simply outdone yourself, Sarah."
"I'm normal weight?"
"Well..."
The doctor picked up the paper and pointed to the BMI.
"You're at 25.5 BMI. Overweight."
Overweight. She liked the way it rolled off of his tongue. It sounded nice.
"Now you need to lose weight."
"But..."
"Sarah, you've gained 43 pounds. In that time period?! You must have been eating completely unhealthy. Can you imagine the affect on you, on your sister? She looks up to you like a god."
"She's fine!"
"I brought her in for an exam last week. She had a bit of a belly on her."
"Well, she's pregnant--"
"No, it was fat. You're forcing her to gain weight under peer pressure. It's not good..."