chapter 4

When Andrew returned from the snack bar Ellen had already taken her turn, registering another strike in the process. Taking a quick look at her it was obvious that another 30lbs had been added to her figure. Her gut now pooched over the waistband of her trousers which looked like they were painted onto her chubby thighs. She sat impatiently, leaning up against the back of the chairs provided when she realised that Andrew had returned.

“You took your time” she said in a snarky tone as she grabbed one of the subs from his hands.

Andrew ignored her attitude, instead deciding to inflate her ego. “You scored another strike I see?”

“Of course!” she spat through her mouthful of food “did you expect anything less?”

“Oh no” smiled Andrew, “I fully expected you to be as great as you are”

Ellen simply brushed off his attempt at flattery by motioning towards the lane. Andrew took the hint and picked up his ball before sampling his food. Two bowls later and Andrew had added another 8 to his score, something he seemed pleased with but Ellen just scoffed at.

“Here” she said, handing him her sandwich, “I’ll show you how it’s done”

With that she once again took to the lane, her stride was a little off because of the tightness of her pants but she once again picked up all the pins in one fell swoop.

“Very impressive!” cheered Andrew from the sidelines as she turned to walk back towards him. She was smiling smugly until her score updated once again.

The latest 30lbs to hit her figure meant the end of her already taxed trousers playing along. The button popped open as her new belly rolls forced the zipper of her pants down, her hand shot to the problem area and she was surprised to feel the soft mass protruding out from under the top she was wearing. She quickly pulled the bowling shirt closed over the exposed area, hoping that no one had noticed what had just happened. Someone obviously had though.

“Everything okay?” asked Andrew knowingly

“Err, yeah. Just a slight wardrobe malfunction.” replied a somewhat calm Ellen, most would have been aghast at having gained 90lbs in the last few moments but she seemed more concerned about her clothing.

“I have a pair of sweats in my bag if you’d like to borrow them? They’re clean.”

“Yes. Yes, that would be appreciated” replied an obviously embarrassed Ellen as she took the bag and headed off towards the restrooms.

Andrew smiled as he watched her awkwardly shuffle off out of sight “I have to say I'm impressed at what the first five frames have done to your figure my sweet but the best is yet to come!”