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h the windows, and I groaned. It was the week

rced another groan to travel past my throat. I pulled the c

t of my very comfortable position. They'd even

somewhere above me. "What are y

y words sounded muffled becau

ide me. Her slender fingers wrapped around my chubby o

eeping last night?" She

-hm

na. We have to... uh...

ted celebrating my birthdays. It was too much of

for my birthday, Mom. You kno

ulled the covers down

ked sorry as she said the words, and that was when I noticed Dad sta

n't." I face

volumes that thr

e my birthdays." I was struggling to make sense of

y, sweetie. Of course, we had

dn't find any words as tears s

er for you. For us. Our little girl is final

came out in a yell, tears sprinting down my f

p forward. "I'm sorry y

ou don't understand. I don't want any of this. I have no friends to share the momen

e. Mom scooted forward and wrapped her arms around me,

, it's fine. Look, we know you don't really have any friends right now, an

ded. "Two actually. Maybe you would

was, he was out of the room and

" I asked, sud

d even see the brand name curvi

tini dress?" My voice

prove just from looking at

softly. "Of

to roll the zipper down, and a gasp rang in the air as the most gorgeous baby p

Hasn't even hit the market yet." I was prac

ial girl. Now come on, we h

ed and dashed into the bathroom. Maybe this birthd

**

-made BellaDonna dress from Rafaela herself. I could die right now. I

e a princess. Today was going to be a good day, I could fee

n the last step of our ending staircase. Most of my classmates were lingering in

tones and hugging her slender curves like a second skin. Her hair fell

of the room. Surprise flickered across everybody's

onna?" Someone aske

he market yet," ano

ocelyn that spoke. "You ruined the dress just by being in it, Piggy. How

and just like that, all the joy I'd be

my eyes, and I strugg

o cry now? Come on, chubs, you've been a fat turd for 18 years. Did you re

from rolling. If they did, they'd wash off the mascara I

o the room, a bright smile on

ocelyn added sweet

om made for her because she's always love

lets the birthday girl sh

led me into a hug and whispered in my ear. "I'm so glad you're b

ke myself look at Jocelyn. The last time we encountered each other was the day she knocked me unconscious in

l games." Jocelyn linked her arm

hind as she hurried. The other students were behind us, their ch

adn't bribed us, so make this fun for us, oka

e to answer before I was s