chapter 20- let the games begin (p4)

Kate could hardly believe the nerve of that girl, as she watched Mia jog off and into the distance. Moving carefully so as not to aggravate her leg, Kate worried about her chances. Sure, she figured beating Mia in an ice cream eating contest wouldn’t be too hard, but her hampered hamstring gave her worries for tennis. If she couldn’t move as freely as possible, it was more than likely that Mia could dominate her.

As she slowly made her way toward the house, Kate took a few breaks to try and stretch. She wanted to buy time both for her leg to heal and for her hunger to grow. However, by the time she arrived home, both problems remained at the forefront of Kate’s mind.

Walking inside, Kate could see that Mia had thrown all of the ice cream they’d stored in the freezer onto the kitchen table so it could thaw. When the bottom-heavy diva joined her by the table, Kate suggested that they could use the microwave to more quickly thaw the frozen treats, but Mia stood firm and accused her idea of being barbaric.

Fed up with Mia’s antics, Kate decided not to argue. She could use the extra time to stretch and so she did. Kate even grabbed a heat pad to help sooth her tight hamstring. After about ten minutes, the mood of the room suddenly changed.

Both girls realized that the time for their second challenge was finally upon them. Kate’s leg was feeling much better and, according to Mia, the ice cream had thawed to perfection. Kate still wasn’t feeling very hungry, but she put her faith in the superior size of her chunky gut.

Sitting across from one another, eight Ben & Jerry ice cream pints stood between the fierce rivals. Kate’s first choice in flavor was chocolate chip cookie dough, Mia’s was strawberry cheesecake. The two of them agreed to time their contest with Mia’s phone. After some bickering, they settled on 10 minutes as the amount of time they’d shed all social graces and eat like they’d never eaten before. They readied their shiny spoons, licked their lips, and traded one last combative stare down before Mia moved to begin the countdown for the timer.

Five seconds seemed far longer than necessary, but Mia clicked for it to start, nonetheless. Once the time slowly ticked down and the phone beeped, both girls dug into their icy treats with equal fury!

Kate could see in her peripheral vision that the scoops Mia was forcing into her mouth were rather large. It took time to swallow that much cold ice cream, time that Kate used to take smaller, more frequent scoops of her own ice cream. Unlike the last contest, this was a marathon not a sprint. Nobody could eat as fast as possible for 10 minutes, fatigue would be a factor here, so Kate paced herself.

Bite after bite, and gulp after gulp, both girls continued to gorge themselves in the same fashion for almost two minutes straight. Mia was slowing down in terms of the number of scoops she was taking into her mouth, but it appeared she’d doubled down on her strategy because she was taking larger and larger amounts of ice cream into her mouth with each bite. Kate almost found Mia’s antics laughable until Mia threw her empty pint to the side and grabbed the nearby pint of chubby hubby! Kate had wanted to take that flavor next!

Astonished at the progress Mia was making, Kate forced herself to eat with more gusto and finished her first pint of ice cream as well. Kate reached for the nearest pint without regard for the flavor to save time. Her first bite of the mystery flavor rewarded her with a refreshing chocolate fudge brownie taste. This was one of her favorites! Humming with approval, Kate continued small bite after small bite. She wanted to hazard a look at Mia’s progress, but she knew she couldn’t risk wasting the time. She’d check on Mia’s progress after this next pint was fully inside her rapidly filling belly.

As Kate slowly gave into her inner glutton and began to enjoy the unorthodox amount of food she was selfishly consuming, breathing became a labored task. Her inflating gut and large bust were threatening to burst the fabric of her sweat jacket! The double sports bra and tightly zipped sweat jacket combo had been perfect for ensuring her big tits didn’t harm her chances in the sprint, but now the constrictive upper wear was constricting the size of the breaths she could take between bites. With every subsequent gulp of ice cream, Kate felt like she was slowly drowning, and her pace was slowing down as a result!

Wasting precious seconds that she could have spent stuffing her face with ice cream, Kate grabbed the zipper of her tight brown sweat jacket and tugged it all the way down! Freeing herself of the constrictive clothing did help improve Kate’s breathing, but it also had an embarrassing consequence. Immediately feeling ashamed, Kate could sense the tight skin of her belly completely exposed to the cool air in the kitchen. Her tank top didn’t fit! It couldn’t even cover her expanding stomach! Her belly and love handles were embarrassingly hanging out over the strained waistband of her sweatpants! She was getting so bloated her belly was practically beginning to spill out onto her lap!

As humiliating a realization as her expansion was, Kate swallowed her shattered pride along with ever increasing amounts of ice cream to keep herself in the fight!

Six minutes down and Kate had finally worked her way through the last of her second pint. Tossing the empty container to the side, Kate recognized, with dread, that Mia was already onto her third pint! Impossible! How could such a skinny girl eat so freaking much?? It wasn’t fair!!

Kate’s own stomach hurt from the sheer volume of ice cream she’d forced into herself so fast. She was not feeling like she was nearing a brain freeze, but her belly felt like it couldn’t take the pressure anymore. The logical part of Kate’s brain wanted to admit defeat and spare herself the damage she would do to her softened and overfed figure by continuing. Her skin felt like it was mere moments away from bursting, how much more food could she take before her belly button was forced to pop from an innie to an outie??

In despair, Kate thought back to her ruined night. Both her and Jay had wanted to take their relationship to the next level, but they’d grown too full and sleepy to make good on their desires. Plus, the dark-haired b*tch sitting across from her gobbling down ice cream like it was her job had stolen all of the condoms. Even if her and Jay had felt up for it, they wouldn’t have been able to do it thanks to her.

Kate knew that if she couldn’t find the strength to shove aside the growing discomfort in her belly and eat with renewed vigor, Mia would win this challenge and seal her fate for the year. Mia would never let Kate enjoy her life if she lost right now. She couldn’t stop eating! She wouldn’t stop eating!! Not as long as Mia reigned supreme!