The day before my high school reunion, the girl who’d bullied me for three years dropped a video into our class group chat.
The video showed my 220-pound high school self trapped inside a bathroom stall.
A sheet of paper was taped to the back of my varsity T-shirt.
【NO FEEDING THE PIG.】
The group chat exploded.
【Holy shit. She’s actually coming?】
【Think the hotel chairs can hold her?】
【After all these years, she probably can’t even fit through the front door.】
Jenna Hayworth, the queen bee who’d led the whole thing back then, tagged me directly.
【Sienna, everyone wants to see you. You have to come.】
Within a minute, someone had started a betting pool on whether I’d actually show.
Jenna put down $2,000 that I wouldn’t.
Ryan Whitmore—the boy I’d secretly loved for three whole years, former varsity quarterback and Lincoln High’s golden boy—threw in his bet too.
【If she actually shows up, I’ll hug her in front of everyone.】
【Call it my apology for the way things were back then.】
The group chat lost its mind.
I stared at the video that had woken me from nightmares more times than I could count.
My knuckles went white.
None of them knew.
I’d already gone from 220 pounds to 100.
And none of them knew I’d just signed with the very company Jenna would kill to get into.
Quietly, I put down $10,000.
Betting that I’d be there on time.
Then, in the middle of the flood of laughter and jeering, I sent a single message.
【I’ll be there.】
After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 10 The next day, the bullying video Jenna had reposted made Twitter’s trending list. Only this time, the person on public trial wasn’t me. In the full-length version, she was the one blocking the bathroom door with her friends, forcing me onto the scale. […]
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 09 Once the recording ended, you could have heard a pin drop. Jenna stood there, her face cycling between green and white. “Sienna, why did you record me?” “Old classmates making a few jokes, and you’re setting me up like this?” She flipped it
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 08 The lobby manager’s words hung in the air. The room went dead silent. Jenna shot to her feet. “Which Sterling?” The manager glanced at her. “Director David Sterling.” The color drained straight out of Jenna’s face. Last year, she’d camped outside Sterling’s studio
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 07 The room exploded. “Ryan, honor the deal!” “If you can’t lift a hundred pounds, you seriously need to get back to the gym.” “Who was just saying they were scared of the ER?” Every eye in the place turned to Ryan. Before, they’d
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 06 Three words. And the entire room went on mute. Zach’s wine glass wobbled in his hand. “You said your name was…?” “Sienna Reed?” “No way.” He whipped out his phone and pulled up the video from the group chat. The girl on the
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 05 Twenty pairs of eyes locked onto me all at once. The guy closest to the door blanked out for a few seconds, then jumped to his feet. “Hey, gorgeous. Who are you looking for?” Another one hurried to push a chair aside. “You
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 04 At seven-ten, the car pulled up outside The Sterling Hotel. The driver opened the door for me. The moment I stepped out, the lobby manager was already hurrying over. “Ms. Reed. Stellar’s reception is all ready.” “Ms. Vance and Mr. Sterling are waiting
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 03 At ten a.m., I went to Stellar Entertainment. Once the contract was signed, Lauren handed me my copy. “Top-tier talent deal. The company has only offered one other in the last three years.” “After the announcement drops at eight tonight, plenty of people
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 02 The next morning, I was jolted awake by the group chat. Someone had turned the screenshot of the betting pool into a meme. 【Sienna Reed bets she can fit through the hotel doors.】 Underneath, the chat was in hysterics. 【If she’s 400 pounds
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After I Lost Weight They Knelt And Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 01 The day before my high school reunion, the girl who’d bullied me for three years dropped a video into our class group chat. The video showed my 220-pound high school self trapped inside a bathroom stall. A sheet of paper was taped to
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