Putting Up Resistance

Chapter 40

'Morning Jake, how was your night?' Alexis asked sleepily as she walked into the kitchen. God, she feels so tired and so damn hungry.

'It's two in the afternoon Ali.' Jake said grinning at her.

She had slept the day away? It feels like she had been asleep for a mere few hours. She had come home yesterday from Lucas' house and had gone straight to bed. Alexis shrugged and walked to the fridge to get eggs and bacon to make something to eat.

When she opened the fridge the most disgusting scent hit her. 'What is that Jake? What is that awful smell?' She quickly slammed the fridge door and stepped away. It smelled raw and disgusting, nausea ran through her body and she had to take deep breaths to stop from throwing up.

She watched horrified as Jake went and take out whatever that gut wrenching smell belongs to 'It's just Shrimp. It’s cooked already, all you have to do is heat it up in the microwave.' The scent filled the kitchen and Alexis had to run to the sink and vomit whatever was in her stomach. Which wasn't much, so half the time she was dry heaving. 'Hey! Are you okay?' Jake asked coming to hold her hair as she bend over the sink. The scent filled her nose again and she threw up some more. 'Ugh...'

'Get rid of that shrimp Jake I don't like the smell. It's causing me to throw up.' Alexis groaned out when her vomiting allowed it.

'But I thought you loved it, it's one of your favourite meals...'

'Get rid of it please!' She screamed at him. He left her and she managed to ease up after a while and wash the sink out. She felt so disgusting and irrationally she started crying. She hurried with the sink and quickly went to her room locking the door. Taking a few breaths she stripped naked and went to take a shower.

She can't believe she had just vomited from just the smell of shrimp. SHRIMP! She loved those, it was one of her favourite food to eat and she can't understand her dislike of it now. Just the mere thought of it have her stomach turning in revulsion. After her shower she brushed her teeth again to get the rancid taste out of her mouth. Wrapping a towel around her she walked back into her room, she was just about to walk to her closet when she caught sight of her reflection in the mirror.

A gasp escaped her when she took a good look at herself. Oh God, she was so fat! When had she put on so much weight? 'Look how much food you ate!' A snotty little voice whispered inside her mind. She had eaten so much from the moment Lucas had broken up with her and she had practically let herself go and eat everything she could find.

She dropped her towel and another puff escaped her lips. Her tummy was huge! Placing her hands on her stomach she palmed it and pressed. To her shock it was hard. She poked it with her fingers but it still didn't alter. What? Her heart rate increase and panic set in.

What was wrong with her? Roaming her hand all over her body she examined it and almost fainted when she noticed that her belly wasn't big from the weight she gained. Turning sideways she looked in the mirror with wide eyes when she saw her belly sticking out.

'Calm down Alexis. Your just working yourself up for nothing' She chastised as she drop her hands from her round belly and pick up the towel. She almost jumped out of her skin when she heard a knock on the door.

'Are you okay Alexis?' Jake asked. She had to take a couple deep breaths before she answered him

'Yeah I'm fine. Just getting dressed.' Even her voice sounded too high. After she assured him again that she was fine she heard his footsteps disappear. She hurriedly dressed in shorts and a t-shirt and almost groan when she had to take it off back because it was too tight. She didn't let herself think as she reached for one of the big size Ts she sleeps in. She wasn't going to think about her body at all. Taking another deep breath she ignored her image and went down stairs.