Body image is mentioned in this update, but not too bad, and it all gets resolved. :) Oh, and there is the mention of self-harm too. Otherwise enjoy! :D
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Episode 71: Sparkles, dresses and heels, oh my!
James offered Katie his hand to hold.
"Let's go," She said, sliding out of the car. She felt for her knife in her pocket, sighing as she felt it, enjoying the twisted sense of security it brought. She came around to James, and they started walking.
"Where we headed first?" He asked.
"American Eagle," Katie answered eagerly. "I love that store."
"How come?" James inquired.
"They're one of the few stores in this shallow world that carries my size," Katie grumbled. "Shopping is something I rarely enjoy."
"Aw, well it's not gonna be so bad today, I'm not gonna let it," James declared. They wandered around until the found it, slowly stepping inside.
"Oh my god!" She squealed, running to the rack with dresses on it. "Come on, help me find this in an extra large." She tossed James one in a small, and he started sliding through them, finding one at the very back.
"Here," He said, pulling it out. Katie hugged it, before setting her sights on some tank tops. they went like that for a while before Katie went to try the clothes on.
"Wait there," She said before entering the room to change.
"What, do I get a fashion show or something?" he chuckled.
"Yes, because I need to know what looks good," She taunted, sliding off her jeans. She threw the little blue tank top dress over her head, pulling it down before looking at herself. It showed off her curves beautifully, but all she could see was her stomach, just barely protruding. It showed her chest off perfectly, but she was still a little burned, so she hated it. Tears formed in her eyes before she ripped it off, sliding her jeans back on. She needed a minute.
"Hey, you okay?" James asked softly.
"N-not really," Katie whispered. James sighed.
"Can you at least show me? Come on it can't look THAT bad." Katie took a deep breath, sliding the dress back on, opening the door, her head down. "It looks great!"
"No it doesn't," She mumbled. James made her look at him.
"Yes, it does," He said confidently. "Come on, tell me five reasons it doesn't."
"My stomach," She said. "It makes me look like a giant."
"Hmm," James eyed the dress objectively. "No, it doesn't, it shows off your curves in a really sexy way."
"And my thighs look huge," Katie argued.
"Mmm, wrong again, from what little you see it makes the rest of your legs look good," James countered. "You look GOOD, I promise." Katie nodded, smiling a little. "What else ya got?" Katie giggled and went back to her culmination of shirts. She came- well strutted- out in a flowing pink tank.
"Ya like?" She teased, twirling. James nodded. They went like that for about fifteen minutes.
"Well that was fun," Katie sighed, leaving to put things back.
"Hold up what are you doing?" James asked, taking the things he knew she loved.
"Um, putting things away," She said condescendingly. "I can't get them today."
"Uh, yeah, you can," James argued. "Please?" Katie was kinda shocked.
"Um, just one," She said, pulling her favorite out of the stack in her hand; the pink tank. She wasn't used to this.
"Good, that was my favorite," James smirked, going to buy the top. Katie sighed, checking her phone. It was only noon, they had plenty of time to kill. "Where to next?" James asked, coming back over. Katie thought for a minute.
"Rue 21?" She asked with a smile.
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Episode 71: Sparkles, dresses and heels, oh my!
James offered Katie his hand to hold.
"Let's go," She said, sliding out of the car. She felt for her knife in her pocket, sighing as she felt it, enjoying the twisted sense of security it brought. She came around to James, and they started walking.
"Where we headed first?" He asked.
"American Eagle," Katie answered eagerly. "I love that store."
"How come?" James inquired.
"They're one of the few stores in this shallow world that carries my size," Katie grumbled. "Shopping is something I rarely enjoy."
"Aw, well it's not gonna be so bad today, I'm not gonna let it," James declared. They wandered around until the found it, slowly stepping inside.
"Oh my god!" She squealed, running to the rack with dresses on it. "Come on, help me find this in an extra large." She tossed James one in a small, and he started sliding through them, finding one at the very back.
"Here," He said, pulling it out. Katie hugged it, before setting her sights on some tank tops. they went like that for a while before Katie went to try the clothes on.
"Wait there," She said before entering the room to change.
"What, do I get a fashion show or something?" he chuckled.
"Yes, because I need to know what looks good," She taunted, sliding off her jeans. She threw the little blue tank top dress over her head, pulling it down before looking at herself. It showed off her curves beautifully, but all she could see was her stomach, just barely protruding. It showed her chest off perfectly, but she was still a little burned, so she hated it. Tears formed in her eyes before she ripped it off, sliding her jeans back on. She needed a minute.
"Hey, you okay?" James asked softly.
"N-not really," Katie whispered. James sighed.
"Can you at least show me? Come on it can't look THAT bad." Katie took a deep breath, sliding the dress back on, opening the door, her head down. "It looks great!"
"No it doesn't," She mumbled. James made her look at him.
"Yes, it does," He said confidently. "Come on, tell me five reasons it doesn't."
"My stomach," She said. "It makes me look like a giant."
"Hmm," James eyed the dress objectively. "No, it doesn't, it shows off your curves in a really sexy way."
"And my thighs look huge," Katie argued.
"Mmm, wrong again, from what little you see it makes the rest of your legs look good," James countered. "You look GOOD, I promise." Katie nodded, smiling a little. "What else ya got?" Katie giggled and went back to her culmination of shirts. She came- well strutted- out in a flowing pink tank.
"Ya like?" She teased, twirling. James nodded. They went like that for about fifteen minutes.
"Well that was fun," Katie sighed, leaving to put things back.
"Hold up what are you doing?" James asked, taking the things he knew she loved.
"Um, putting things away," She said condescendingly. "I can't get them today."
"Uh, yeah, you can," James argued. "Please?" Katie was kinda shocked.
"Um, just one," She said, pulling her favorite out of the stack in her hand; the pink tank. She wasn't used to this.
"Good, that was my favorite," James smirked, going to buy the top. Katie sighed, checking her phone. It was only noon, they had plenty of time to kill. "Where to next?" James asked, coming back over. Katie thought for a minute.
"Rue 21?" She asked with a smile.
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