“Hey, Bryce can I talk to you?” Gillian asked quietly. Bryce nodded and followed her out of the classroom. They had a break at that moment, so Gillian thought it was perfect timing. As soon as they started talking, Amada came back from the art room. She was getting a large pair of scissors for her biology teacher because someone stole hers. She saw the two of them talking in the hallway, so she wanted to join them. That was, until she heard her name. “Are you not worried about Amada?” Gillian said louder than she probably wanted to. “What do you mean?” Bryce knew exactly what she meant. “Her weight. If she keeps gaining weight it will kill her,” Gillian said with a hint of a nonchalant attitude. Bryce nodded gently. “Yeah, I know. But why are you mentioning this now?” Gillian ran her fingers through her long ginger hair. “Because I give up! I’ve been hanging out with a new group of friends, and I don’t think I can be seen with her anymore. I actually don’t even care about her. I just hung out with her to be closer to you, Bryce.” Bryce nodded again. But this time, it was sarcastic and in frustration.
Amada was so hurt by Gillian’s words, that she ran to the bathroom. “Hm…” Bryce’s eyebrows furrowed. “You know, Gillian, Amada has told me countless times how much she appreciates you. She genuinely thinks you’re different than everyone else in this stupid town.” Gillian’s face dropped. She seemed as if she actually felt bad. And she kind of did. “But, let me tell you, Gillian… Amada is the sweetest, funniest, most sympathetic, and strongest person I know. She is a survivor. If you haven’t noticed, she is slowly dying. Her immune system is failing more and more every time she gets sick. So yeah, I know she needs to lose weight, but she is trying really hard to do so. So, the next time you want to be ‘friends’ with someone, look at the big picture.” Then Bryce walked away, prouder than he’s ever been.
When Amada got home that day, she made a big decision. She pulled out her computer and searched, “Age requirements for plastic surgery”. The results showed up and told her minors only need consent from a parent or guardian. She knew that what she was thinking about doing was expensive and could easily fail. But she made up her mind. She needed to talk to her sister.
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General FictionAmada Stewart has been through so much throughout her life. Her mom was killed, her dad is in prison, and on top of that, she'd been highly overweight most of her life. She has a failing immune system which leads to her weight gain and she can't see...
