118 Chapter 115: (1/2)

”Do.. do you really think that lowly of yourself?” I asked with concern. I feel sort of bad about this... It's as if it was my fault that this happened to her... I don't really like to see her upset like this at all...

”Hey..” She clears her throat. ”What's it like to be thin and pretty?”

I paused for a moment, attempting to process what she had just said. ”Huh? What?” I shook my head, even more, confused than before at her sudden question.

She avoids eye contact and shrugs off the question. ”I.. sorry.. that must be a weird question. You don't have to answer that.”

”No... it's fine.. but I was just appalled by the sudden question. Why do you even need to ask that question?” I raised my eyebrow.

”Well.. haven't you seen me?” She stood up from her seat and showcased her body. She was wearing baggy clothes that were five times bigger than her actual size so there's nothing much I could see, especially since she perfectly covered her body.

”Of course I've seen you. I think you're very lovely, dear.” I responded.

”Ugh.” She scoffed me off. ”You're just saying that because we're friends but I really know what people think about me. You don't really have to just lay low with what you really think.” She sighed, giving me a frown on her face.

”I don't really understand what you mean.” I racked my brain to understand what she's talking about and I really got nothing. I wonder what direction this conversation is heading in because she is acting very strange...

”Don't you see it's because I-” She pauses for a moment, realizing something? ”Now I know why you don't really understand what I'm feeling. I mean you're not really like me... you're pretty and gorgeous.. but as for me..”

”You know,” I place my hand upward to stop her from talking. ”You should really stop talking badly about yourself like that. I appreciate the compliments of you calling me gorgeous and beautiful but you should really stop dragging your feet around like that. You know you're more beautiful if you smile.” I place my hand below her chin and smile.

”I mean.. you can't really blame me for acting like this. You're indeed like that but for me. I just feel horrible all the time. I would go outside and would see these other girls, laughing and mocking me. ”

FLASHBACKS

POV: Fatima

I enthusiastically got up from my chair and walked slowly back to the dorm. Smelling the breeze in the air as I see the sun setting down, showing an amber sky that's relaxing to the eyes, this day couldn't get any better but alas there were a few people that just ruin life for me.

I start to shiver, as I hear the most obnoxious laughter of girls nearby, with their valley girl voices. They were those plastic and pink girls who have a full face of makeup on their faces and people think of them as little angels and yet they are nothing but vultures that will tear on the first wallowing soul they see.

I tried to walk around them. Moving out of their line of sight so that they couldn't say anything about me but sadly...

”Look at that fatso still walking around like that.” The group of girls whispers amongst themselves as I continued walking to my dorm after a long day of studying in the library.

This was the thing that I absolutely dreaded. This was the reason, I absolutely hated walking around outside. It's because I'd have to deal with these girls, poking again with me. So obnoxious. I closed my ears shut, and continued walking.