Chapter 5 - [5] humiliation

"You doing anything after school?" Poppy asked as the two girls shoved their books into their lockers, eager to go home.
"Uh... Yeah, I have homework," Rebecca lied, she had spent so much time stressing over losing weight she was exhausted, and just wanted to go home.
"Oh, on the first day?" Poppy asked, raising a brow.
"Y-yeah," Rebecca murmured, she wasn't used to lying to her best friend. And it showed.
"Becky, if you're worried about something, you can tell me," Poppy said, holding Rebecca's arm encouragingly, "I know when something's wrong with you, and if you wanna talk about it, we could always go to the burger joint near my house."
The thought of a fat, greasy burger interested Rebecca greatly. She licked her lips and agreed to go.

"Someone's hungry," Poppy giggled when the two girls sat down in the restaurant. Rebecca blushed, she only ordered three burgers because she didn't want to draw attention to her weight again, looks like she should've ordered two...
Poppy forgot about why they came, and talked about her day, aswell as what happened during the summer. Rebecca tried to look interested, but her growling belly was demanding to be fed. After Poppy skipped to the counter to pick up what they ordered, Rebecca unbuttoned her pants, sighing with relief as the material stopped grasping at her waist. When Poppy returned she grabbed a burger and began to eat, oblivious to Poppy's shocked face. Rebecca seemed to have forgotten she wasn't alone, moaning quietly and cramming the patty inside of her.

Poppy was silent, watching in awe. Was this really the same Rebecca who she went to dance class with? The Rebecca she knew never overate, she counted calories carefully and made sure to exercise often. After her meal was consumed, Rebecca sighed happily and began to sweat. She unzipped her hoodie and tossed it aside, forgetting her shirt was too small. She gasped in horror as a mound of fat tumbled out of its container onto her lap. She looked around, some cute teenage boys were laughing, the employees shifted uncomfortably and the family covered the children's eyes. But the worst sight of all was looking at her best friend, Poppy was dumbfounded, no expression whatsoever. Rebecca burst into tears and ran outside.

"Becky! Why are you hiding here?" Poppy said, sitting against the back wall next to her plump friend.
"Please... I didn't mean to... I'll try and lose the weight," Rebecca sniffed, her face red with embarrassment and anger. Why did she do this to herself? Why did she want to become fat? When she said she would lose the weight, she meant it.
"Why?" Poppy said, "There's nothing wrong with a few pounds."
Rebecca sniffed again, "Can I tell you something?"
"Sure, anything. What are best friends for?"