Maggie was on a diet.
How miserable! She's been trying every single fad diet and special trick in the book, and none of them have been working! She still has the same plump body, the same round belly, and worst of all, the same, insatiable hunger. In her misery, she has locked herself inside her house, exiling herself from society until she conquers her gluttony.
What could lead a woman like Maggie to diet? She had always scoffed at the idea. She was the kind of woman who enjoyed stuffing herself with delicious food, and even enjoyed the weight gain. Before, she had considered her appetite harmless. But as it turns out, right under her nose, her gluttony had been growing stronger than she could have ever imagined...
The boiling point came on one fateful day months ago, when she volunteered to watch over her nephew, niece and their two friends. There was no food in the house, so, well, one thing led to another, and her gluttony overcame her. She ended up swallowing them all, one by one! Sure, they did voluntarily slide down her throat... but she should've been responsible and stopped them! Instead, she just happily let them jump into her stomach...
Instead, she simply took a nap, completely disregarding their safety and only thinking about how full she felt. Luckily, she woke up only a half hour or so later, before digestion or anything could set in. In fact, as it turns out, they were completely unharmed, and actually had the time of their lives in there! They almost seemed disappointed when Maggie spat them out.
She was absolutely mortified by what had happened that day! She loved Tobey and Annie with all her heart, but when she got hungry, she only saw them as scrumptious food! It scared her just how readily she was willing to swallow them down. So, since then, she's been trying every technique imagineable to keep her gluttony in check, so as to not risk eating anyone else.
“Ugh! This isn't working!”
She had been lying around on the couch, sadly watching TV, when she finally made that proclomation. She had been dieting for weeks, and she hadn't shed a single pound! Her fat was clinging to her body with unnatural stubbornness, and that may be because of her complete lack of excercize. Lounging around the house feeling miserable apparently wasn't very healthy.
That settled it! She had to go out somewhere, anywhere! Just to get a little walking in. A bit of sunlight would be good for her, after being cooped up inside for so long. The only thing keeping her inside was her hunger. Her stomach was constantly growling, and she couldn't stop thinking about how scrumptious people looked, which scared her...
With that, she donned a big, loose blouse, and walked down to the local park to get some fresh air. She didn't have a gym membership, so the park would have to do for excercize. The only problem with the park is, there were kids everywhere! Every time she glanced at one, she was reminded of that fateful day.
Maggie tried to just focus on excercizing and mind her own business... but unfortunately, she noticed kids pointing at her as she walked by. It seems her reputation precedes her. Her nephew and niece and their friends had gone around bragging about what you had done, and while their parents thought they were just telling tall tales, some of the other kids in town actually believed them.
She noticed some of them staring at her, and her belly growls as she's hit with another burst of hunger. All this excercize was only making her even hungrier, and her starving mind couldn't help but make her think about how scrumptious the little ones around her must be. Surely, there'd be no harm in just stuffing one in her belly for a few minutes, right?
She sighed, trying to shake those thoughts from her head. She can't eat anybody, no matter how hungry she gets! Eventually, though, her hunger wears down on her energy, and she collapses onto a nearby bench, panting in exhaustion.
As she chugs from a plastic water bottle, she notices someone approaching her. Its...