:Can I have another helping?"
Alex had never been much of an eater. Small servings and picking around. But since Joanie had shared that she preferred chubby guys, Alex had decided to get chubby. He had started cleaning up his plate and asking for seconds. His parents, who had aleays encouraged their boy to eat more were pleased. They even offered Alex a bigger allowance in case he wanted to buy snacks.
It was hard work because eating brought Alex no pleasure. Food was food. He didn't have a sweet tooth. He didn't crave fast food or pizza. Even ice cream brought him not pleasure. And his stomach was tiny so even eating normal servings made him feel stuffed.
But each day he forced himself to eat a bit more while his belly groaned. He went to bed each night bloated. He spent as much time as he could with Joanie, hoping she would notice that he was getting a belly- at least he hoped that he was getting a belly. He began stopping after school to have a snack on the way home. He started with an ice cream cone and when that began to seem normal, he added a sandwich and then fries with a shake instead of the cone. He was even beginning to look forward to his afternoon snack and it didn't seem to affect how much he could eat at dinner.
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