"Hello?" Alex greeted from the door, seeing that her roommate had already settled into their quarters.
The girl said nothing. She was maybe an inch or two taller than Alex, with blonde hair and tan, freckled skin that reminded Alex of a brown shelled egg. Much to her chagrin Alex noticed that the girl was a fraction of her weight. Most anyone her age would be but the tanned blonde was quite slender. Already changed to her uniform, Alex noted that there wasn't a curve on the girl to speak of, the uniform almost looked to be too big for her. Unlike Alex, who had a full chest and wide stomach and a girthy rear her new silent roommate had none of that. Even department store mannequins were more developed than her. The only hint of fat to grace her slender body was a pair of thick, wide thighs visible between the hem of her skirt and knee-high stockings.
The mysterious waif was standing there scrolling through her phone, chewing on something. She blew out a pink bubble of gum before popping it and chewing the gum back into her mouth.
Alex was a bit miffed on being ignored but her budding optimism towards life at Buttercombe had yet to be depleted. "Hello?" she tried again, "I'm Alex Greese, your new roommate?"
The girl looked up from her phone. "Oh. Hey, I'm Nicole Fraser." She went back to tapping away at her phone, changing the app as now Alex could hear the popping and bursting from one of those mobile match-puzzle games.
Goodness, Nicole was a quiet one. Alex hefted her luggage further into the room, starting to feel a trickle of sweat down her back as the exertion was more than she had anticipated. Thankfully her roommate was too absorbed in her phone to notice, as Alex didn't want her first impression at school to be how fat she was.
Moving in faced a new challenge as Alex adjusted her glasses, noting the closed doors at either end of the dorm room that went off to the separate beds. "Um, Nicole, which room did you take?"
There was another pop from Nicole's bubble gum. "Oh, that's right. I needed to pick a bedroom. Thanks." Roused from her phone, the skinnier freshman blinked with fresh eyes. She had a long stare at Alex, viewing her for the first time, leaving the two hundred and fifty heifer of a teen feeling self conscious.
Nicole crossed to a door. "Why don't you take that one since you're closer." She disappeared into the room on the left, leaving Alex to get settled into the room on the right. Alex was thankful to finally get her things put away. There were clothes to unpack, school supplies to organize, and further efforts to make her room feel like home to distract her from her aloof almost oblivious roommate.
At least Nicole hadn't made fun of her? Alex tried to look on the bright side as she set her spare glasses case and a bottle of travel mouthwash on the nightstand before programming her alarm clock.
Although what Alex really needed was a distraction from the biggest temptation that sat on her bed. It was a large, if gaudy looking welcome basket filled with all manner of sweets and candy. There were gourmet chocolate bars, honey buns, and a variety of other treats. No ice cream but the 'face' of Glacé de Greese hadn't gotten herself fat just from ice cream alone.
She really wanted to start dieting but her stomach betrayed her, growling and yearning for a bite from the yummy morsels. Eventually Alex could only sort her socks and underwear so many times before she caved in and unwrapped the gift basket. She promised herself she could cheat just this once. When classes started she would buckle down on her studies and try to shed some of this weight.
Albeit Alex had more than half of her goodie basket demolished before she came to her senses, lost in the taste sensations of each indulgent treat. Oh the chocolate was so rich! The brownie had a layer of caramel in the middle that would have gone perfectly with one of her father's homemade ice cream sundaes. Once she had one bite of the honey bun she couldn't stop with leaving it half eaten. Or leaving any of the four honey buns in the basket uneaten.
Alex was beginning to regret the splurge when she decided to get on the Buttercombe uniform. The yellow and orange clothing, although made to her measurements, was feeling a bit snug around Alex's doughy middle and her skit didn't leave her much give. That solidified her resolve to start loosing weight. Time to get out there and face the day, Alex Greese!
When she left her room Alex saw that her roommate, Nicole Fraser, was sitting on the couch with her legs brought up to her lack of a chest so her feet were rested on the cushion. It had been years since Alex had ever been able to bring her legs up to her middle comfortably. Surprisingly, Nicole wasn't on her phone this time. She had a small notebook resting on her knees and was sketching away with her free hand.
"Um, Nicole..." Alex wanted to warn her that Nicole's sitting position left the bottom of her tanned freckled thighs and her lavender, lacy undergarments visible. Nicole didn't make any sign of recognizing Alex's entrance, yet again.
On the one hand, Alex wanted to have a decent relationship with her roommate so maybe she should try to get to know Nicole. She sat on the other end of the couch. The action jostled Nicole but the tanned blonde didn't pause in her sketching. The quiet continued between the two roommates. Alex needed something to do so she turned to reading the informational pamphlets the academy had given her with her paperwork.
Alex began to read the SSS brochure. The tiers of benefits confused her at first until she read the Intermediate Tier. Students with a BMI of 35 or above are automatically eligible for this Tier. Please consult our physician for the proper forms.
Automatically eligible! Alex knew that she wasn't that tall at 5'5'' and her weight put her squarely in the 40s since she had finished middle school. When she last checked her BMI it was 42 for her height at 250 pounds. This made Alex eligible for waived cafeteria fees, single resident housing, custom furniture. It was a dizzying and horrifying prospect to the young freshman that was looking to diet. God, how could her parents have let her get this fat?!
"S-S-So Nicole," Alex needed a new topic of conversation, "tell me a little about yourself. What to you think of Buttercombe so far?"
More sketching from her quiet roommate. "S'Alright. The rooms here are pretty cushy."
Another extended pause. Alex turned her head. "Can I see what you're sketching?"
"It's not ready yet."
Shut down by her roommate yet again, Alex's mind was swimming with the possibilities of what life at Buttercombe would bring her. She didn't want to get any fatter but gaining weight had become so easy for her with her hefty appetite that it seemed inevitable. Unless she made some drastic changes.
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