Cloudy With a Chance of Death
[Sydney Part II]
In the dressing stall, I sat on the bench while my friends pranced around in their shorts.
Those do look cute, I thought.
I fished through my Juicy Couture tote and eventually salvaged three $20 bills, enough to cover the shorts.
"Hey, can someone please go get me a pair of those shorts?" I asked, pushing a lock of my blonde hair behind my left ear.
"I'll go get it!" Tara offered, sprinting to the door. "What size?"
"Two."
A snicker escaped from Tara's lips.
My head froze in place, but my eyes raised their gaze to her. "What?"
Tara simpered and shrugged. "Oh, nothing. It's just that... your size is a 2 and you're number 2 on the Hot List. How ironic."
"Why, what size are you?" I snapped.
She leaned over her purse and grabbed her water bottle from it. "Double zero," she replied. While she took a sip of her water, she eyed my Frozen Hot Chocolate, her way of subtly mocking me for weighing a little more than her. But I took the hint.
"I'll get the shorts myself," I mumbled, scrambling out the door with my purse in hand.
But I sprinted past the rack of shorts. As a matter of fact, I left the store and didn't stop running until I reached the bathroom in Macy's. I locked myself in one of the stalls and whipped out my Blackberry. Ryan was the only one who could make me feel better.
Me: Hey!
Ryan: Any news on Tara?
I closed my emerald green eyes as I felt a sharp pain in my heart.
Me: Nothing but the fact that she's a 00
Ryan: Wow, IMPRESSIVE (:
Me: Oh. So you like skinny girls, I see?
Ryan: I like smart & beautiful girls. But skinny is def. a plus.
A long time ago, I promised myself that I wouldn't do it again, but that text provoked it.
Leaning over the toilet, I stuck my right index finger down my throat. After a coughing fit, my Frozen Hot Chocolate and BLT from lunch reappeared.
I flushed with a satisfied grin displayed on my face. Soon enough, Sydney Milson would be the name in the #1 slot on the Hot List.
And the name engraved on Ryan's heart.
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