Thick Thighs Save Lives

Chapter 11- Fake it till you make it

I will be updating every Monday instead of Sunday!

It's a better time schedule for me due to my Drivers Ed classes.

~ 11 ~
I sat there in the arms of Forest crying my eyes out.

He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and the feeling I would describe would be a shocking experience. It was protection and comfort, with a hint of love?

Whatever he was doing was really helping and it just...felt right I guess. I stood up, dusted myself off and wiped the stranded tears left on my face. I walked up to Forest and gave him a long lingering hug.

While hugging Forest the door opened revealing Forests mom and dad.

"Oh! Hello miss!" Forest mom exclaimed at the sight of me.

I don't think she remembers me. Well I guess I do look a bit different.

"You may not remember me because I do look a little different then I did 3 weeks ago. But I'm Vanya, Jessie and Rog." I stated calmly, trying to let my words sink in a bit.

I was prepared for the worst, but all I got was a shocked face and a speechless outcome. "H-How, I mean l-look at you. You-You I don't even know what to say." She stuttered profusely trying to say the right words without being rude. "I know I'm skinnier and not as fat." I finished chuckling a bit. I was fine talking about my weight now that I lost weight. But even then...I don't know.

Maybe my weight wasn't the problem?

Anyway can't change that. "So would you like to stay for dinner?" She asked politely. "I guess eating before I head home would be okay?" I said unsure looking towards Forest for conformation. He shrugged his shoulders and wrapped an arm around my shoulder. I nodded my head and Jessie went into the kitchen to make something for us.

"Vanya can I talk to you for a bit?" Jessie yelled a bit from the kitchen. I sighed at that "It's going to be fine. She just wants to apologize." He says confidently making his way to his room.

I walked through the living room where we were at then I walked to the kitchen.

When stepping into the kitchen I was greeted with a smashing hug. "Omg! Vanya weeks ago when I saw you last...I'm sorry I never should have said what I said. I wanted you to come back so I could properly apologize for my rude behavior, but then Forest had told us you weren't at school for the longest time. I didn't even know you were back until today. I'm really sorry. The moment I saw you I really did like you. I guess I was just so use to Forest's girlfriends being skinny twigs that I didn't even realize that he might've liked thicker girls. I'm just so sorry." She cried in my chest and clutched on the my shirt.

"There...There Jessie it's totally fine. I was just going through somethings and I took it out on you. Plus Forest and I aren't dating. Some kids from our school said we were because I made up this story so I could get my ex out of the picture, but it backfired and now he's telling the whole school me and Forest are dating. Like can you believe him. Just because I didn't want anything to do with him after h-. It's not important what he did. I just want him gone." I finished all in one breath.

I took a deep breathe in and breathe out before unclinging myself from Jessie. "I'm sorry Vanya. But Forest really does seem to like you." She hummed sweetly. "I don't think so. He probably just see me has a really good friend in need of protecting. I'm just a friend." I assured but she wasn't listening very well.

"I'm telling you he likes you. I could tell by the way he stared at you. He saw a person he'd want to be with not as a friend way, but to be honest...he might be in love with you."

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"Hey Vanya!" I jumped out of my seat making it fall harshly on the laminate floor. "You good?" Forest said picking up my chair then dusting it off. "Yea! I'm just a bit jumpy for today I guess." I shrugged and sat down.

Okay, I just lied through my teeth. Like how do we talk to one another when his mom basically told me he's in love with me.

The only person whose ever only loved me was my dad, but he's dead. So what am I supposed to do? I don't know how to act normal, what if he actually likes me? I mea- wait I don't like him, do I?

Ugh I don't know anymore!

"Earth to Vanya. Hello" Forest said waving a hand in front of my face. I couldn't pay that much attention to it until I felt a soft squishy thing on my cheek. My hand instinctively went up to touch the spot.

He kissed my cheek!

I turned slowly to look at him "You were ignoring me!" He said smiling from ear to ear with a blush painted on his face. I smiled shyly blushing a bit with my hand still on my cheek. "S-Sorry." I stuttered? I never stutter.

What is happening to me?

"So it's true?" Mirella stomped her ugly ass over to were me and Forest were stationed. "Yeah it is!" Forest sang grabbing my hand and holding it up so everyone could see.

I blushed and looked down at the ground like it was an interesting art piece.

How is Forest so calm about this?

I'm freaking the freak out!

I hadn't been in a relationship since Alex and that ended terribly. But then again this isn't a real relationship. It's a fake one that I made up. No mattter how many times I want this to be real it can't be. He doesn't like me. We're friends and that's all we'll ever be. Nothing more nothing less, just friends.

"Bullshit! I don't believe you that you'd hang out with this trash, let alone be her boyfriend. If you two are really dating then
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