chapter 7

When she was once again still, Brittany cracked open one eye, a sudden light making her squint. They had rolled her into a cave, the walls lit by torches. She found herself being tied up, her ankles-which looked like huge, meaty drumsticks-bound with rope. At first they didn't bother with her hands as she was too fat to reach her feet to untie herself, but when she wouldnt stop rubbing her aching, empty belly and tempting their appetites, they secured her arms behind her back.
"My gosh, she's huge," said a female voice, and Brittany noticed a row of small women standing nearby, observing.
"She's like a ball of dough. Look at the size of that belly!!"
"Are you hungry, fatty?" one asked her, holding out a strange-looking pastry. Brittany gobbled it up out of her hand, a bit of blueberry smearing on her cheek. They all giggled as she licked her lips, one of the men patting her belly as it grumbled in anticipation of food.
"Her belly is flabby, empty. She has not been fattened up with magic, but has clearly fattened herself up with gluttony!" he announced, rubbing the front of Brittany's straining nightgown. Everyone began exclaiming at once.
"She's so round and juicy!"
"Feed her!"
"Lets watch her get bigger!"
"Roll her to the great hall!"
In all the excitement, Brittany found herself being rolled once more, this time through the cave which was now more clearly a tunnel. The little people forced her bulk through a set of large double doors, and she moaned aloud at the scents that met her there. She had never smelled food like this before, and she wanted to eat it all. Her captors rolled her through a large crowd, everyone stopping to stare and cheer and comment on her size. They sat her against a stone wall by a large table that was laden with delicious-smelling foods, and one of the womenfolk offered her something similar to a cake. The frosting tasted light and creamy, but Brittany could almost feel herself growing bigger because of it. Someone else shoved a blueberry tart at her, and she ate that as well, along with everything they gave her, until she was so full that she couldn't even try to move.
"Come on, fatty," someone coaxed, holding out an entire cake to her.
"One last treat and we'll let you rest."
"One last big treat, make you very full very happy!"
"Make you swell up like a balloon," someone giggled. Brittany groaned, but opened her mouth and took a bite. The light, whipped frosting glided over her tastebuds, and she felt her rope bindings grow a tiny bit tighter. She glanced down at herself and gasped, and the little people all started laughing raucously, throwing jibes and teasing her.
"What's happened to me?!!" Brittany yelled. Her nightgown was wrapped tightly around her like a sausage casing, and her belly, although it had already been unbelievably large, was so swollen and bloated that she couldn't believe it was hers.
"What happens when I stuff myself like a fat piggy?" someone mocked her.
"Whats happened to me, I only ate everything in sight?!"
"Why do I have such a huge gut after gobbling down treats for hours?"
The laughter continued as Brittany sat still against the wall, finally realizing what a helpless tub of lard she had become.