“Hey, Percy, did I just see you come down the stairs,” said the fat new arrival. As he waddled over to the landing, Matt could see that he was as big around as Percy, but much taller.
“Yeah, Terry, the elevator’s out again. Matt, let’s sit down for a moment and chew the fat with Terry here. Terry, this is Matt, he’s new. Matt, this is Terry. I mentioned him to you - he’s another Prefect, but he’s famous ‘cause he’s the biggest, fattest guy on campus. How’re you doing anyway, Terry, you old hog?”
“Oh, just having a little snack before lunch, and getting everybody settled in. Have a good summer?”
“Yeah, kicked back and packed on a few. I’m up an even hundred over last year.”
“Hey, a good summer indeed. Well, I set a school record when I weighed in - I’m up to 741!”
“741! Boy, old Peach must have been drooling. How much of a gain over the summer is that?”
“16. I had a good year last year, and got busy this summer.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah, the software business is really taking off. I had to travel to Los Vegas and Orlando to promote it.”
“Los Vegas is the land of the buffet, fella. You must have enjoyed that.”
“Oh, yeah, I figure at least 10 of my gain was put on that week in Vegas. It was a non-stop gorgefest.”
“Oh, and this is Matt. He’s new this year. He’s 14, but only 264. Do remember being that small?”
“Yeah, but I must have been 11 at the time. Matt, you’ve got some catching up to do, if you’re going to pull your weight here at OSB.”
“Pull my weight?” said Matt, puzzled.
“Yeah, OSB isn’t called ‘Obesity School’ for nothing,” replied Terry. “The school expects every boy to gain as he is able. Do you like to eat?”
“Yeah, when my parents don’t have me on a diet.”
“The only diet you’ll see here is one to help you gain,” said Terry. “We should go down to lunch. Is that elevator working yet?”
Percy, Terry and Matt look over at the elevator to see that the ‘out of service’ light is
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
Community Newsfeed
General Discussion
Sponsored Items
Book of Trinkets
Static Items
Books
Groups
Interactive Stories
Audio
Campfire Creatives
Community Notes
Crossword Puzzles
Documents
Folders
Images
In & Outs
Madlibs
Photo Albums
Polls
Product Reviews
Quizzes
Survey Forms
Web Pages
Word Searches
More by this author