(The following, like other realistic weight gain fiction of the author, is
based upon true tales --- in this case a combination of a chatroom discussion
and a sighting on the Dimension's website. Comments of readers are welcome)
by The Observer
Leah was an intelligent, talented, and perceptive teenager. She kept out of
trouble and managed to make good grades in school. Indeed, she could even
cook and sew as well as any adult --- unusual for a teenager in the nineties
but reflective of her previous involvement in the local scouting program.
Despite her own skills, however, she knew things had been tight financially
for her parents since her Father was downsized out of his $15 per hour job.
He was now making $10 an hour and her mother had gone back to work as well.
They had also sold their home and moved into a reasonably nice apartment
complex where the payments were half their former mortgage.
Given this background it was natural for her to accept the summer time offer
of Natalie Madison, one of the other tenants, in the complex. Nautilie's
husband was a line haul truck driver who was one the road two thirds of the
time. Natalie had managed to secure a lunchtime job at a local restaurant
two months before and was now being invited to work the very tip-rich evening
shift.
She wanted Leah to cook supper and help prepare her three children for the
next school year during the evening so that she could take advantage of the
opportunity. Leah would earn $20 a night, have her meal there as well, plus
free privileges in the kitchen for herself if she wanted to. And she would be
home each night before 11:00.
It all worked very well for the summer. Natalie was bringing in over $100 in
income (mostly tips) each night and Leah truly enjoyed being "on her own"
while saving her parents the cost of another mouth to feed. And she wasn't
overly concerned about the fact that her clothes seemed to be getting a bit
tighter.
As school time approached, however, Leah did become concerned that continuing
the arrangement could tie her down in terms of school activities. She was
also mature enough to realize that handling both cooking and homework
tutoring chores could impact her own grades. So she made a proposal to
Natalie.
Two of her friends who lived nearby, Marcia Holmes and Sandi Meeker, would
work with her during the school year. At least two of the three girls would
be there each night and that way none of them would be overburdened. The
salary would be increased to $30 a night and split between whoever was there
for a particular evening.
To justify this the girls would also take on responsibility for the laundry
and some cleaning.
The children by this time had come to love both Leah's cooking (which, to
tell the truth, was more varied and tasty than that of their mother) and so
Natalie agreed. She, in fact, became quite pleased with the way the house
was being maintained and her children progressing. Her husband was impressed
as well. Accordingly they took pains to make sure the larder was always
stocked with frozen pizzas, frozen pies, ice cream --- even an occasional
cake from the day-old bakery.
You can guess, of course, what happened. Each night after the children were
in bed the girls did their homework --- but also contentedly munched on the
goodies which had been provided. After a year all of them had gained at
least twenty pounds --- and Leah had gained thirty.
The remarkable thing was that none of the trio seemed a whit concerned about
their growing bodies. Leah's semi-regular boyfriend, a letterman on the
football team, even praised her as being "prettier than ever" and threatened
her with a banana split if he caught her dieting. She was also elected
Treasurer of the student body for the next year and her two friends both
became officers in campus clubs.
Leah's parents were thankfully not of a mind to nag her about weight issues.
They had their problems to deal with and were relieved that their daughter
was doing so well and insisting on making her own clothes while saving them
money at the same time.
Still, Leah knew that she was growing larger month by month. As the school
year drew to a close she sat down with one of her instructors, a larger lady
named Barbara Mahoney and explained her dilemma.
"I know," she said, "that if I keep going like this I may be 200 lbs by the
time I graduate. But for some reason I have no interest or motivation to
change. It is if I actually enjoy the experience. Is there such a thing as a
normal person actually liking to be big?"
"Yes," Barbara assured her. "There is. How large a person becomes is a
choice no one else but the person should make --- just realize that, once
made, it is very difficult if not impossible decision to reverse. Also, some
may criticize you for it. But if it is truly in your heart and mind to be
such a person there is not a whole lot you are going to be able to do to
change it."
Leah decided to stop worrying about her dress size and concentrate on the
student body budget, her three young charges, and her grades. Her friends
did likewise. Halfway through the school year her Father finally got a job
in line with his former income. As a result the family debts were wiped out
and her parents began talking about buying a house. But when their daughter
brought home two consecutive straight A report cards and won a scholarship at
graduation they decided to buy her a very nice used car first.
Her duties at Natalie's, of course, ceased when Leah went on to the same
college this year as her boy friend (yes, he got a football scholarship ) ---
but Marcia and Sandi, plus another girl named Rhonda, are still there. Both
they and the kids are a little rounder now than they were a few months ago.
So the saga continues.