CHAPTER ONE
Chloe sighed as she collapsed on her bed. She had just gotten back from the gym and she wasn't finding it funny at all.
Being a single mother, she hardly ever had time to take care of herself and had always prioritized work and her son over herself. He had gone to spend time with her family in New york so she could have a little bit of time to herself.
Chloe had been overweight most of her life as she just couldn't understand her raving appetite for food.
She always got jealous when she heard some people say they take appetite boosters, like how can you not want to eat. Food is….food.
There's ice cream, cheese cakes, pizza and all the rest and you don't want to eat that? She just could never understand.
She would stand in front of the mirror, naked and look at her body. Why couldn't the fat go to her butt or something? Why was it in unwanted places?
She remembered back in college where she would see those thick girls in class. They probably had the same weight as her but their own fat stored in the right places and it looked good on them. If only hers could store in the right places too, she wouldn't even need to complain.
The gym is hard and it sucks, but she knew she needed to work out, it was about time she got her life back. She was engaged to her college sweetheart ,Dice.
She loved him with her whole heart; he was tall and good looking and she was glad someone like her could get such a man.
She also liked the idea that she was getting married before her hot friends and classmates and to an amazing man too. It made her feel like she had an edge over them for the first time.
She was more than devastated when Dice broke up with her and left her for one of her former classmates,Zoey, the very person she wanted to show off the most to. She was three months pregnant by then but Dice assured her he will be there for the child and they could co-parent.
She was definitely the talk of her class group chat, as it was still very much active even three years after graduation. She had left the group immediately, ashamed and heart broken.
Things changed for her when she watched a show on body image and decided she was going to change her story around for good; she was tired of being fat and being uncomfortably in her body and decided to change things.
It had been three weeks already and she had only lost one kg, some people that she started with her had already lost six. She was more than discouraged especially because her hunger came with headaches and she felt like that made it harder for her.
She managed to stand up from the bed and make something to eat. She settled with oatmeal and blueberries without sugar, she wasn't a fan but she felt like she had no choice. Just as she was gulping the last spoon of oatmeal, a call came in. It was from Dice, she picked up immediately.
" Hey" Dice said from the other end of the phone.
" Hi"
"Well..um I just called to let you know that I'll be leaving town, I'm going shopping for an occasion and I won't be back for about a month. I'll keep video calling though so I can speak with Harry"
" Okay" Chloe said silently.
" I'll call your mum so I can video call him later, bye then" Dice said and cut the call.
Chloe sighed as she got up to wash her plates. If she said she wasn't still hurt by what Dice did, then she was lying.
Harry was just two but it still felt like he left her to be a single mother just yesterday. Well maybe it was because she hadn't dated anybody since then, mostly because she felt unwanted and shouldn't be desired by anybody.
She cursed silently as one of the plates fell down and broke, piercing her toes.