Weeks later, the Heck Family had finally done it, after waiting what felt like an eternity, they had been given the 300 Million Dollars they were promised on that faithful day.
Frankie (of course) got her many 'I told you so moments' with her family, as all of them had doubted her when she bought the tickets. Her neighbor Nancy tried to give Frankie as much advice on what to do with the money as possible (most of the advice was articles that Nancy read in the past).
Mike gave it a lot of thought, but he decided to quit his job. Wanting to be private, he gave his reason as 'he received a large inheritance that would allow him retire early.'
Axl, by comparison, was quite boisterous about the lottery winnings, informing anyone and everyone about it, and being given a large amount of praise from all of his friends.
Sue initially only wanted to tell her friends about the info (who gave her screams of joy), but after Axl had basically shouted to the whole school about it, she had many popular girls try to get close to her and invite her to parties, obviously only trying to get close to her for her money (much to the oblivion of Sue).
Brick was just attending class with out much difference, he simply wanted to do work and didn't feel it mattered if he mentioned the money.
The sheer joy that could be felt be the family as they accepted the money was immeasurable. They wanted to celebrate, and after Nancy had suggested the idea, Frankie knew she had to do it.
"Whoa, Frankie are you sure that we can eat all of this?!" Mike asked to his wife, as their kids looked in amazement at all the food that was on top their brand new and much larger table. "I've never seen so much good looking food in one place, it's beautiful." Sue said in wonder. Axl was practically drooling, and Brick could stare at the sight.
Frankie responded to her husband's concerns, "Don't worry Mike, if there's any food left, we can just put it in our brand new fridge." Frankie pointed at the family's gigantic fridge. The house in general was remodeled a day in advance, mostly because Frankie wanted the feast to go as smoothly as possible.
The family sat themselves and began stuffing their faces in what could only be described as a mini buffet. Mike & Axl went straight into the meat, ripping through it like starving wolves. Brick tried a bit of everything, but still went through the food as well as a boy of his size.
Meanwhile, Frankie & Sue went primarily through all the sweets and baked goods they could find. Sue had a small amount of doubt, thinking about how having dessert before the rest of the food wasn't right, how she had worry about her braces not getting damaged, and how this could have a negative effect on her health, but after that first bite into that chocolate cake, she just couldn't stop stuffing her face with that food.
Frankie probably had the least self restraint out of everyone, she scarfed down pies to cupcakes to even an entire cake. She wanted this more than anyone, having raised a family may have brought her a lot of joy, something she missed when she had more money was just eating sweets, something Frankie had to do less if it meant feeding her family.
By the end, although there were left overs, the family had pigged out to the max. Axl and Brick may of had the least complaints (Axl because he was an athlete and had to eat bigger portions before, and Brick because of his smaller size), but the rest could not say they were as lucky.
Mike had to unbuckle his pants half way through the meal, and when he was done, his stomach was slightly swollen, almost spherical looking, and he was groaning in pain. After finishing, he immediately when to his bedroom and crashed into bed, falling asleep.
The rest of the family got ready to go to bed, wanting to sleep away the food. The boys went through the motions with out much trouble, going to sleep quite quickly.
Sue, on the other hand, was voicing her concerns to her mother, "I loved the food, but what if I get cavities? That could seriously hurt my teeth for years. What if I get stuffed in my digestive system? Sitting on the toilet for too long is bad for you. OH GOD! What if I get fat after all this? I ate so much junk food and no vegi-" Frankie finally interrupted her daughter, "Honey, don't worry about all that. If you brush you teeth, you'll be fine. If you make sure to push it out fast, you'll be fine. And you won't get fat, this won't be every day, it was just a celebration for winning the lottery, OK?"
Frankie had successfully comforted her daughter's worries. Said daughter was the third hardest in terms of pigging out (behind her parents), her stomach was swollen, but it didn't stick out as much as her father. Frankie gave Sue a kiss on the forehead and said goodnight.
She entered her bedroom to see her husband snoring. She went up to a mirror and inspected herself, and it was obvious that if who ever ate the most in the family was a contest, she would of won. Frankie's stomach kind of reminded her of when she was 4, 5, possibly even 6 months pregnant with anyone of the kids.
She went into bed next to her husband and found her mind wandering, mostly to what Sue had asked. Would they get fat, it was something kept her thinking, that maybe this money wasn't a good thing, that maybe the power would get everyone's head the family would get fatter and lazier. Frankie found it so difficult to imagine herself at Nancy's weight, or even bigger. A giant belly hanging in front of her knees with extra wide hips and thighs, not to mention how her face would pudge up and grow extra chins.
No, this type of pig out would only be this one time, it was for celebration, no more... but it felt so good, not just the food, but Frankie actually enjoyed the feeling of being stuffed to the max, there was something so good about it. OK, she thought to herself, we can have a extra big breakfast in the morning, and that would be it. Frankie just had to tell herself, this money would only bring good things to her family, nothing else.
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