"Wow, Carl, you're really getting skinny," said Tim. "I guess your diet is actually working for you."
"Yeah, I know, right?" said Carl, rubbing a hand down his flat abdomen. "45 pounds and counting! I've lost so much weight that I had to get new swim trunks!"
Carl had always been a bit on the chunky side. Although he was never as fat as Tim, his best friend was still somewhat chubby. That is, until Carl started dieting. When Tim told Carl he wanted to lose weight, he volunteered to slim down too as a show of moral support. Yet whereas Tim only shed one or two pounds, Carl practically deflated. By substituting carrots for cake and evening runs for video game sessions, Carl looked to be in amazing shape. His face no longer carried a second chin; his jaw line was now prominent. The belly that used to droop over his pants was all but gone minus some leftover pudge. And his flabby moobs turned into flat pecs.
Tim stewed in jealousy as he watched his now fit and trim best friend swim laps in the pool from a chair nearby as he bit into his third hot dog. Crumbs fell onto his soft gut as he witnessed Carl go from end to end of the pool's length. There was a time when Carl was just as lazy and gluttonous as Tim, but now here he was, darting through the water like a dolphin.
Tim's hunger wasn't sated. So the flabby boy hauled himself off of his chair and waddled back over to the pool's concession stand, his exposed flab wobbling and jiggling as he walked. From the stand, he bought two more hot dogs and a couple of cans of soda.
On his way back to his poolside chair, Tim spotted Carl chatting up a cute girl. Short blonde hair, a pretty face, and a trim body to match. Tim couldn't make out what they were saying, but Carl was making her laugh and smile. Seeing this brought up more feelings of envy in Tim. He and Carl used to commiserate in their being unable to get attention from either girls or guys. But now Carl, the former fat ass, was now picking up girls.
Tim felt angry about this and thought about sabotaging Carl. Or perhaps Tim should just get over it and let Carl be happy.
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