Chapter 2 - the village chapter one part 2

Lisa didn't even look up, she just kept eating, engrossed in her meal, so much so that she didn't catch sight of the four other elders look to Flow with looks as if almost seeking approval, to which Flow merely smiled and nodded her head. In response they all sat down and watched Lisa eat with satisfied looks, waiting for her to finish.

Upon finishing her third very large pie slice and gulping down the glass of milk Lisa slumped back in her seat rubbing her tummy. It was full and bulging, but warm and content, burping a few times she turned rather red in the face and apologised to her hosts, "That was great, thanks, I really needed that."

"I'm happy you enjoyed it, now I'm sure you want to take a nice, long rest now, you're still recovering after all. I'll wake you later on when it's time to eat", Flow said with a smile.

"Yeah, that does sound good actually, I am still pretty tired, and I doubt I could eat anymore right now", so without question Lisa shakily pushed herself from her chair and made her way back to the dark bedroom she had come from earlier, she closed the door and made her way back across the room, stopping at the mirror again. She pulled the t-shirt tight again which clearly showed off her figure, now her tummy bulge out, filled with pie and milk. Rubbing a hand over it, she looked at its reflection, "Urgh, so full, but so good." With that she fell back into the plush bed and quickly drifted off rubbing her full stomach.

With an ear pressed against the door, Benjamin looked at his friends giving them a silent thumbs up before returning to his place at the table. Flow looked around, "So what do you think?"

"I think she's lovely", Agatha answered.

"She'll be perfect, did you see how she ate?" Bert said with glee.

"Yes, she certainly put it away, didn't she", Flow responded, stroking her chin.

"Can you imagine her in a few months if she continues like that?" Bert asked his friends rhetorically.

"Indeed, she'll be quite a sight, but we can't push her too hard too soon, we don't want to spook her and make her suspicious. She'll stay here with me and I'll look after her", Flow informed the others. "The other people will be able to come and see her, and she'll be free to come and go as she pleases, it'll help with the deception. And after a few weeks of ingesting my little potion she'll feel right at home and won't want to leave", Flow said with a sly grin.

Agatha spoke up, "That sounds like a marvellous plan, she couldn't have come at a better time, it's fate."

"Yes, our lord has certainly blessed us", Ben added.

"Well, my friends, I think it's time we adjourned this little meeting, we don't want to crowd our new guest, so I'll see you all tomorrow." Flow stood and showed her friends out the door, waving and smiling as they all returned to their homes for the evening.

Lisa awoke a few hours later to the heavenly aromas of food, she smiled as she turned in her bed, rolling onto her back. Looking down she saw her previously bloated stomach had returned to its somewhat flat self. She got out of bed feeling refreshed, as she was about to make her way to the door she found her rucksack at the foot of her bed. The sight of it brought memories rushing back to her, the crash and the hike, she couldn't comprehend how she had carried her bag so far for so long. Opening it up she took out her toiletry and a fresh change of clothes, comfortable black underwear, and clean bra, black cargo pants and a tight purple t-shirt. She had been something of a punk rocker before the terrible events that had brought her to the village, a number of tattoos adorned her body: her strings of ivy snaking up her right arm from her elbow. A musical score travelled from one side of her chest to the other, going over the soft flesh of her upper breasts holding the first verse of Bach's Aria da Capo, despite her love of rock music she had always found that particular piece of classical to be soothing and ever memorable. Her various other tattoos included a fairy on her right shoulder blade, a deep red rose that went up her left side from her hip bone to just touching her left breast, and the words "Geeks have the best sex" along her lower torso, just at the edges of where her pubic hair began.

Sticking her head out the door of her room she was happy to find Flow within eyeshot, "Is it alright if I take a shower? I think it'll help me feel like myself again."

"Of course, by all means, let me get you a few towels, there's a bathroom attached to your room, sweety, just through that door there", Flow indicated to a door in the bedroom on the opposite wall, Lisa must have missed it out of fatigue. A moment later she returned with a handful of navy blue towels of various sizes, all neatly folded, handing them to Lisa she said, "You take your time, you hear? No need to rush, dinner's ready when you are."

In a playful yet polite tone Lisa took the towels, "Yes, Ma'am, will do." Lisa returned to her room and placed the towels on the bed next to her clean clothes, pulled off the large t-shirt and her underwear, she examined herself in the mirror. As expected there were bruises and cuts along her body, but nothing that didn't already look well on the road to recovery.

After showering, brushing her teeth, and freshening up in any other way she could, she was finally dressed, she emerged from her door to find Flow laying plates on a well set table, "Ah, you're just in time, come and sit down." She pulled out a seat indicating that it was for her, so Lisa did as she was requested.

As she sat down her senses were assaulted by everything that was laid out in front of her, thick, buttery mashed potatoes, juicy, medium rare roast beef, a variety of vegetables, honey roasted potatoes as well. Lisa was speechless, but her tummy certainly had no problem vocalising its thoughts, it gave out a loud, low rumble of hunger that surprised even Flow, "I think someone's a little peckish, help yourself, please." Lisa proceeded to load up her plate and set it down in front of herself and began eating, all the while Flow was beaming with what looked like pride as she looked at the consuming Lisa, who at this point was ignorant of everything but her meal.

Despite the tightness she felt developing from her trousers' waist she couldn't slow down, releasing periodic moans of pleasure from the food.

"Everything taste ok?" Flow asked.

"Mhmm, great", she said through a mouthful of roast potato, "Everything tastes SO good."

"I'm so glad you like it, there's plenty of everything, so help yourself", Flow reached down and gave Lisa's slightly bulging belly a light rub, but while most girls in Lisa's situation would have reacted verbally or thrown a strange look, Lisa remained undisturbed, her focus unbroken. "You've a lot of energy to replenish after all those days of wandering, so you make sure you get your fill, okay?"

"If everything tastes this good, you can be sure I will", Lisa said with a light chuckle.

Almost two hours, another loaded plate, two rather large slices of pie, and a fair amount of encouragement and praise from Flow later, Lisa found herself thoroughly stuffed, much more full than she had ever felt before, and she couldn't understand it. She'd never been a very big eater, perhaps a little more than most girls, which would account for her weight of 127 pounds, but never to this extent. Thinking back, she couldn't understand why she didn't stop eating sooner, or refuse that second slice of pie, heck, ever the first, she was already full, yet she just found herself unable to stop. She gazed down at her bulging belly, the flaps of her trousers lay open around it after she had undone the button, a rather confused, almost worried look on her face.

"Everything alright, dear?"
"Umm, yeah, I think so, I guess... I guess I've just never eaten like that before, didn't even know I could. Ooof, I feel like such a pig", she said, gently rubbing her tight skin.

"Well I'm hardly surprised."

"Really, how come?"

"After what you've been through it's no wonder, your body needs to replenish its strength and reserves, you'll have lost some serious weight with the walking and complete lack of food. You've been through a trauma and it's trying to heal, so don't worry dear, it's perfectly natural", Flow said, placing a reassuring hand on Lisa's shoulder and rubbing it.

"How do you know, are you a doctor or something?" Lisa asked.

"Or something, actually, I used to be a midwife and I act at the village nurse when I'm needed. I've seen all sorts of things, Lisa, and your appetite just now is perfectly normal. If I were you I'd expect that happen or a few days until your body fully adjusts and heals, so don't worry about it."

"That's good to hear, thanks", Lisa laid her head back on the cushioned back of the chair, the news that it was to be expected put her at ease.

"You're looking quite tired", Flow said with an air of friendly concern.

"Urgh, yeah, probably all the food, I think I'll turn in for the night", pushing herself up from her chair she sluggishly made her way to her room, before entering she turned back to Flow. "Thank you again so much for everything, I'm a total stranger, but you and your friends have treated me so well. Why?" she asked through lethargic eyes.

"You needed help and you seem like a good person, what kind of people would we be if we turned you away. You can stay as long as you want, Lisa, but I can't let you leave until I'm sure you're healthy enough to, and after what you've been through that may be some time. Now go to bed, pleasant dreams."

Lisa smiled sweetly at Flow's response, happy in the knowledge that she was welcome and safe, she didn't know why, but she couldn't help feeling at home in the strange diner she found herself staying in.

Watching Lisa disappear into her room, Flow smiled, rubbing her hands together as she did, "You'll be very HEALTHY in no time at all, my dear."