Big Girls Don't Cry

"I love you Nicole, I have loved you since I first laid eyes on you at five years old. You were always beautiful. Your size never mattered to me. Please don't leave me." He began to tear up.

"Sometimes love isn't enough Joe." I began to turn away from him, but he grabbed my face in anger.

"I'm giving you my heart. Why does it matter if other people know about us?" His voice began to crack. "Why can't I be enough?" I begin to feel my own anger rise.

"I deserve better and you know it. I won't let you keep me a secret because you're embarrassed that i'm fat."

Joe has been bullying Nicole since kindergarten and doesn't plan to stop their senior year; even if they fall in love. Nicole is an overweight teenager and must find a way to survive high school and her own boyfriend. This story is about love, heartbreak, and maybe a little basketball.