Chapter One:
Tala Martin awoke suddenly drenched in sweat, her light brown hair was plastered to her forehead and cheeks. She could remember what had woken her up so suddenly but by the sickening feeling in her stomach she knew it wasn't a good dream. "Tala you up yet? Get your fat lazy butt out of bed now" Her mother, Francine, yelled from down the stairs sighing Tala got out of her nice, warm, comfortable bed and walked over to get dressed. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and grimaced, Tala was a tall heavyset girl with long light brown hair and golden brown eyes. "No wonder I don't have a boyfriend.I'm hideous" Quickly Tala dressed in a baggy shirt and a pair of oversized black pants, she walked down the stairs and saw her sister Beth sitting at the table eating a big bowl of cereal. Smiling smugly at Tala, Beth too a huge spoonful and stuck it into her mouth and chewed very slowly their mother only smiled at her and told Tala to sit and eat quickly. Tala stared down at the burnt piece of dry toast her mother had got her and sighed, deciding she would rather not eat she got up threw the toast away and walked into the living room with her stomach growling. "Tala don't forget we have to go shopping for summer wear.would you stay home and watch the little ones?" Tala was used to it, her mother always took Beth summer clothes shopping so she could get a new bikini, and obviously her mother thought chunky girls didn't like to swim. "Yes I mind.I would like to go occasionally too" Tala and Beth were twins though they looked nothing like each other, Beth had long chestnut hair with pretty blue eyes, she was also short and petite everything a guy was looking for in their town. "Your eighteen years old Tala.stop whining" Francine scolded grabbing her purse, "I suppose if you drive carefully you two can go alone this year" Beth quickly took the keys from Francine's hands, "Yes mother.I love you" Beth said before leaving the house, Tala looked at her mother before leaving, she didn't say she loved her because; well she wasn't sure she did. "Once we get to the mall.we are going our separate ways alright" Beth said getting into the Toyota Camry and buckling up, Tala rolled her eyes before looking out of the window, of course she knew that's what happened when they went out in public her sister was embarrassed of her, and Tala couldn't really blame her. "Whatever" It didn't take long for them to get to the mall due to Beth's driving, "Meet me back at the food court at 2" Without as much of a goodbye Beth left her standing in the middle of the parking lot, shrugging it off she walked into the mall and began to look around. She pulled out her wallet to see how much she saved over the past three or four months and saw she had enough to buy a lot of summer clothes, smiling she set off for Layne Bryant's, it was clothing store for full figured women. It didn't take her long to get stuff she liked, she walked out of the store with three pairs of pants, five shirts, and three dresses. "Well.if it isn't Tala herself.tell me Tala how is Weight Watchers?" Tala closed her eyes slowly why did Jacob Parker have to be here? Why couldn't he be off doing something or someone? "Hello Jacob have you had a nice summer?" She asked smiling politely; she never was one for feuding "Your weird." Not letting her smile falter she just shrugged and set off in a different way, "Tala wait up!" Rolling her eyes she heard the sound of her sisters voice, Beth was up to something Tala just wasn't sure what that something was. "Jacob was being a jerk.weren't you Jacob" Tala looked from her sister to Jacob, they had been friends for as long as Tala could remember you never saw Beth without Jacob or the other way around. "Sorry Tala." Now Tala could definitely tell there was something odd going on, Jacob never looked at her like that unless it was to either, push her down the stairs, push her into the fountain, or to embarrass her bad. "What do you two want?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest, "Nothing.cant a girl just be friends with her sister?" Tala cocked an eyebrow and tapped her foot, "What do you want Beth?" Beth rolled her sparkling blue eyes and laughed, "For you to get a life.now come with me" Beth tried to pull Tala but her bulk wouldn't budge, "There a plus to being fat.you don't have to go unless you want to go" Jacob said smiling smugly, Tala wanted to knock the smug look off his face but that would be going against the way she was, she just couldn't do that to someone. An elderly woman passed the three of them mumbling under her breath, Jacob 'Accidentally' kicked her cane out from under her causing her to sprawl to the floor. "Jacob! That was wrong!" Tala exclaimed bending down to help the old woman up, the woman looked at Tala with cloudy white eyes and a smile on her face. "You are a kind girl.with a kind heart.you will do nicely" Before Tala could ask what she meant the old woman started to mutter something in a language she had never heard before, suddenly Tala saw a burst of colors explode before her eyes a scream from Beth made her realize that what ever was happening to her must have been happening to Beth as well. As quickly as it started it ended and the world was black.
Tala Martin awoke suddenly drenched in sweat, her light brown hair was plastered to her forehead and cheeks. She could remember what had woken her up so suddenly but by the sickening feeling in her stomach she knew it wasn't a good dream. "Tala you up yet? Get your fat lazy butt out of bed now" Her mother, Francine, yelled from down the stairs sighing Tala got out of her nice, warm, comfortable bed and walked over to get dressed. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and grimaced, Tala was a tall heavyset girl with long light brown hair and golden brown eyes. "No wonder I don't have a boyfriend.I'm hideous" Quickly Tala dressed in a baggy shirt and a pair of oversized black pants, she walked down the stairs and saw her sister Beth sitting at the table eating a big bowl of cereal. Smiling smugly at Tala, Beth too a huge spoonful and stuck it into her mouth and chewed very slowly their mother only smiled at her and told Tala to sit and eat quickly. Tala stared down at the burnt piece of dry toast her mother had got her and sighed, deciding she would rather not eat she got up threw the toast away and walked into the living room with her stomach growling. "Tala don't forget we have to go shopping for summer wear.would you stay home and watch the little ones?" Tala was used to it, her mother always took Beth summer clothes shopping so she could get a new bikini, and obviously her mother thought chunky girls didn't like to swim. "Yes I mind.I would like to go occasionally too" Tala and Beth were twins though they looked nothing like each other, Beth had long chestnut hair with pretty blue eyes, she was also short and petite everything a guy was looking for in their town. "Your eighteen years old Tala.stop whining" Francine scolded grabbing her purse, "I suppose if you drive carefully you two can go alone this year" Beth quickly took the keys from Francine's hands, "Yes mother.I love you" Beth said before leaving the house, Tala looked at her mother before leaving, she didn't say she loved her because; well she wasn't sure she did. "Once we get to the mall.we are going our separate ways alright" Beth said getting into the Toyota Camry and buckling up, Tala rolled her eyes before looking out of the window, of course she knew that's what happened when they went out in public her sister was embarrassed of her, and Tala couldn't really blame her. "Whatever" It didn't take long for them to get to the mall due to Beth's driving, "Meet me back at the food court at 2" Without as much of a goodbye Beth left her standing in the middle of the parking lot, shrugging it off she walked into the mall and began to look around. She pulled out her wallet to see how much she saved over the past three or four months and saw she had enough to buy a lot of summer clothes, smiling she set off for Layne Bryant's, it was clothing store for full figured women. It didn't take her long to get stuff she liked, she walked out of the store with three pairs of pants, five shirts, and three dresses. "Well.if it isn't Tala herself.tell me Tala how is Weight Watchers?" Tala closed her eyes slowly why did Jacob Parker have to be here? Why couldn't he be off doing something or someone? "Hello Jacob have you had a nice summer?" She asked smiling politely; she never was one for feuding "Your weird." Not letting her smile falter she just shrugged and set off in a different way, "Tala wait up!" Rolling her eyes she heard the sound of her sisters voice, Beth was up to something Tala just wasn't sure what that something was. "Jacob was being a jerk.weren't you Jacob" Tala looked from her sister to Jacob, they had been friends for as long as Tala could remember you never saw Beth without Jacob or the other way around. "Sorry Tala." Now Tala could definitely tell there was something odd going on, Jacob never looked at her like that unless it was to either, push her down the stairs, push her into the fountain, or to embarrass her bad. "What do you two want?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest, "Nothing.cant a girl just be friends with her sister?" Tala cocked an eyebrow and tapped her foot, "What do you want Beth?" Beth rolled her sparkling blue eyes and laughed, "For you to get a life.now come with me" Beth tried to pull Tala but her bulk wouldn't budge, "There a plus to being fat.you don't have to go unless you want to go" Jacob said smiling smugly, Tala wanted to knock the smug look off his face but that would be going against the way she was, she just couldn't do that to someone. An elderly woman passed the three of them mumbling under her breath, Jacob 'Accidentally' kicked her cane out from under her causing her to sprawl to the floor. "Jacob! That was wrong!" Tala exclaimed bending down to help the old woman up, the woman looked at Tala with cloudy white eyes and a smile on her face. "You are a kind girl.with a kind heart.you will do nicely" Before Tala could ask what she meant the old woman started to mutter something in a language she had never heard before, suddenly Tala saw a burst of colors explode before her eyes a scream from Beth made her realize that what ever was happening to her must have been happening to Beth as well. As quickly as it started it ended and the world was black.
