Every fat girl is skinny…beneath all the extra weight. Holly knew that. She told it to herself each time her reflection in the mirror caught her eye. Instead of bursting into tears, she would tell this to herself.
“Oink, Oink!” they would shout. “Here comes thunder-thighs!” or when worst came to worst: EARTHQUAKE!!!” they would scream while sprinting away as she walked by. But she would repeat it, holding back tears.
Holly was only eight. She didn’t know the calories in a plate of cookies, fresh batch of brownies, tub of ice cream. She ate when she wanted to. But one day, she just stopped. And didn’t start again. She becomes skin and bones, but will always see herself as Heavy Holly.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.