chapter 3

Patrick seemed to be holding back during the dinner of the first night he arrived. If Brian thought Patrick ate like an animal then, he was shocked at what he ate like at every meal. At breakfast the following morning (Patrick woke at 11), their mom cooked yet another welcome back feast. Pancakes piled high, bacon being cooked by the pound, syrup drowning out waffles, a perfect meal for Patrick. With their father at work and mom not being a big eater, it was up to Patrick and Brian to finish a feast made for 8 people.

Patrick didn't bother getting a plate. Rather, he picked up 1 of the 4 plates stock piled with pancakes and started shoving them down. Brian watched in awe as Patrick reached for the plate of bacon (1 of two) and shoved it in his mouth between bites. In order to sweeten his meal, he fountained the syrup right into his mouth.

Distracted by the show Patrick was putting on (he was now starting with the scrambled eggs), Brian lost track of what he was eating, and ate a significant amount of the feast- probably 3/8 of it. Patrick had the remainder. Both boys were stuffed, and Patrick's gut was exposed under the already too-small shirt.

After eating such a meal, Patrick deemed it time to rest, and took an hour nap, until it was time for lunch.
"You hungry Brian?" Patrick asked.
"How could I be after breakfast?" Brian asked. There's no way Patrick could be hungry just an hour afterwords.
"I'm heading to McDonalds, I'll get you something light" he said and left the house.

About twenty minutes later, Patrick came back with four bags filled with burgers. Brian's jaw was on the ground! Patrick handed Brian a bag, with about 10 Big Macs inside. He kept the remaining 3 bags for himself.
"You call this light?!" Brian asked.
"Don't worry; whatever you don't finish I'll eat." Patrick said, as he was unwrapping his first burger.
Brian, feeling obligated, unwrapped a burger and began munching away. One burger became 2, and 2 became 3, and 3 became 4, when Brian couldn't have anymore. He rubbed his already swollen gut, and saw Patrick was already starting his second bag. "I'm gonna have to roll him back to college at this rate" he thought to himself. He grew concerned about his brother's huge appetite. It couldn't have been healthy to eat like that. To keep him from another bag of burgers, Brian unwrapped his fifth burger, determined to finish his bag, and maybe even start on some of Pat's burgers.

A while later, Brian ended up finishing his 10 burgers, but not in time to catch up to Patrick's full on 30 burgers. Brian's belly felt as tight as a drum, and he had no intentions on moving for the next few hours as his stomach winced in pain. Patrick shared those intentions, as he blissfully fell into his second nap of the day.

Hours later it was time for dinner. Brian agonized the thought of eating ever again, but found himself sitting across his brother at the dinner table to a meal of pizza. He forced down one slice and called it quits. This was good for Patrick, as it left more for him to eat away at (2 boxes to be exact). The two again went to Brian's room to play video games, as Patrick dug his way into the 2 dozen donuts in their room.

This was only Saturday, and it rolled over into the same routine on Sunday. With school on Monday, Brian had no idea how much food and how much sleep Patrick would get alone at the house, but he would imagine a lot.

Throughout the school week, Brian only saw Patrick eat meals during dinner, but unconsciously began eating more and more after watching his brother. When Patrick would snack on various junk food while they lazed around at night, Brian found himself eating as well. Patrick's new diet began affecting everyone in the house, including Brian, as their mom cooked more food, and both Brian and Patrick ate more.

- 3 weeks later -

Finally, Brian was done with school and was off for Winter Break. Two weeks to laze around and relax after a few stressful months of school. When Brian got home, both of his parents were at work and Patrick was asleep. On the ground of their room, Brian saw a pair of sweatpants on the ground. He picked them up, and saw a huge tear on them. They were a huge pair of sweatpants so they had to be Patrick's. Did Patrick rip his sweatpants - aren't they supposed to stretch? Had Patrick gained more weight while being here? Brian reached down to pick up a bag of chips and began munching away. Patrick made sure to keep the house full of snacks. While Brian caught onto Patrick's growing figure, he lost attention to keeping his in perfect condition. After Brian finished up the bag, he threw it away, and pulled out some cookies from the kitchen and began eating away while turning on the tv, ready for his much needed vacation.