Revenge & A Stream of Broken Hearts

When They Called Me Fat

"Annabeth, you're going to be late for school!" my alcohol induced mother screamed to me. Ever since my father left my mom and I, she's been relying on beer to solve her problems. I constantly find her passed out drunk when I get home, when I go to sleep, and when I wake up.

"Let's go, Anna!!!"

"Coming!!!"

I looked at my obese appearance in the mirror one more time, and sighed. Why can't I be pretty? Why can't I be skinny? Why? To cope with the divorce I ate. A lot. So I gained an extra amount of weight... I almost forgot, school. The one place I wish I could be anywhere but...

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"Look who it is, AnnaBULGE!!!"

"Hey, AnnaBULGE, long time no see right?!"

"Watch out guys, AnnaBULGE is coming through! She's so fat no one can get around her!!"

My classmates surround me with insults as I walk through the hallways of Shanhay High School. I glare at the ground, while I receive the impact of all the verbal abuse. How I wish this wouldn't happen to me. I wish I could just leave this miserable place. I wish I could just disappear. Everyone would be happy then, wouldn't they? I couldn't let them do that to me though. I snap out of my thoughts. I notice that the insults have stopped. Everything was silent. Footsteps came my way. I already knew who it was, without even looking up. It was, Cole Jasple. He is the one who started my new nickname, AnnaBULGE. We used to date, back before I became-

"Fat," Cole snickered, finishing my thought as if he could read minds.

I looked up. There he was. One of the two men I despised. Number one being my father and number two being Cole. My dad left and I blindly trusted Cole to watch out for me. I was wrong to do that...

"Excuse me, I have to get to class," I almost whispered.

"Oh, sorry. Go right ahead," he lead his arms out to the empty space.

I could almost feel his sarcastic tone of voice. Yet, I was foolish enough to continue walking. In an instant I fell to the ground. He tripped me.

"Oops, sorry. I didn't see you there."

His best friend chimed in, "How can you miss her, Cole? She's the size of Jupiter!"

Everybody started laughing. I just got up and ran. I ran out the school door's and onto the streets. I just kept running until I was completely out of breath. I now allowed my held back sobs to come out.

He used to be my best friend, even my boyfriend. The person I could talk to when I was upset or angry. He made me happy without saying a word. I just had to look into his hazel eyes and know that everything would turn out fine. Then, I became fat. He hated me for no reason but that I had a high number on the weight scale. He was the start of my cruel nickname. He was the start of all the insults and verbal abuse. He was the start of everything wrong in my life. I hated him. I had to make him pay for all that he has done to me.

I have to start the revenge. My plan had to be created.

Step 1: Lose weight

Step 2: Become likeable and charming

Step 3: Become a bad girl troublemaker

Step 4: Win over Cole with my new looks and personality

Step 5: Crush his tiny little heart into a million pieces

Step 6: Declare my revenge to Cole

Ok, ok, maybe step 5 was a little bit harsh. But what he did to me, is a lot worse. So, I have to start with Step 1: Lose weight. How exactly am I going to that? There's a list of possibilities. I could hire a personal trainer? No, that costs money. I don't have money. I could get the fat removed through surgery? No, again that costs money. I could begin dieting? Possibly. I could forget this whole crazy scheme and go back to being tormented for the rest of my high school life? Heck to the no!!! I am not going through any more torture!!! I've decided on the diet idea.

The rules of my revenge :

1. No backing out

2. Hurt those who hurt you

3. Each step will take no more than a month to complete

4. Destroy Cole's everything

5. Find out Cole's everything (what means the most to him)

6. Find the strengths and weaknesses of my enemies

7. Let nothing get in my way

8. Risk everything to finish the mission

Those don't seem too hard to follow, right? After all, I've got absolutely nothing to lose (courtesy of Cole).

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How do you guys like the first chapter? Not really eventful, but I'm just getting you all ready for all the other chapters. This is not going to be the length of all of my chapters, so bare with me. Once we get started with the book I'm going to create a favorite time/part/paragraph of the story so far, hashtag on Instagram. All you have to do is screenshot your favorite part and post it on IG with the hashtag, #faveactofrevenge. Yep, it is that easy. You can do this as often as you want. I'll being looking for it. Byee <3

~FreeStray