I've always wondered if my best friend ever suspected my eating disorder, even though I try my hardest to hide it. Occasionally, he would give me a worried look during meals, but never said anything about it.
By the time we left the theaters, Michael and I stopped at the ice cream parlor down the street. Even though I had an eating disorder, I still ate every once in a while to keep people from getting suspicious.
But what followed was awful; I hated purging. It was probably the worst part about having Anorexia. It's not like I wanted to do it, I just can't eat. It made me feel so guilty.
I looked around me at all the other people enjoying their frozen treats, as I sit and eat my own in agony. I had a small bowl of vanilla ice cream with nothing on it. The less I eat, the less I have to get out of my system. Michael, on the other hand, had a large triple scoop waffle cone dripping down his fingers, each scoop a different flavor.
I tried my best to stay away from eating things with my hands. All of the oils and fats from finger foods can absorb through your skin, causing weight gain.
I couldn't take it anymore. I had to get the food out of my body. I started visibly panicking and Michael noticed automaticly.
"Bro, are you okay? You don't look so good. You want me to take you home?"
"No," I told him. I got out of the booth as quickly as my legs would let me. "I-I'll... be right back."
I ran to the bathroom and burst through the doors. I went into one of the stalls and quickly shoved my fingers down my throat. Everything I had eaten came up all at once.
Suddenly I heard the door to the restrooms open.
"I'm okay, Mikey. Just a little sick to my stomach." I said, assuming it was Michael.
"Um, your buddy is still outside stuffing his face with ice cream." Said an unfamiliar voice.
I got up off the floor and opened the stall to see a figure standing in front of the door with a confused look on his face.
"Have we met?"
"I don't believe we have. Not officially, anyway," The boy beamed. He then held out his hand, "I'm Calum."
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What!? This is probably the quickest update I've ever had. It's a little short but I'm gonna split this chapter in half and probably post it later.
What do you think so far? I'm excited.
Dedicated to BubblyLove19 because I love her story Good Neighbors and she replied to my PM and read and voted on my story!? *heart eyes*
-M
