Rise Above Rejection

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Carolyn's POV

(16 Years)

"Hey, you piggy! Our toilet was clogged and leaking the other day. Wanna come and take a dive. Oh! Sorry, I forgot that you won't fit in."

"She'll break the pot with her foot. But honestly, Adelyn, don't you feel ashamed? You're only sixteen and you look like... Like a mountain."

"Don't offend her, Peter. What if she comes at you? You won't be able to survive her push, let alone her fat body. Anyway, fatty, I've got some chips here. Take them."

A packet of chips came out of nowhere and hit my head. It dropped with a sound. I was glaring at it with stinging eyes.

This is the most painful time of school. Though every hour is painful, the lunch break is when all the doors of hell are sprung open. And these devil's come with their snide comments, hurling them at me from all the sides.

Nothing has changed in my life. I'm still pretty big. In fact, I've become bigger. I can barely fit into the backseat of my father's car. In the end he made me take the bus. But the kids in the bus are horrible. They wouldn't let me board. They say I'll break the bus with my weight. Even the driver didn't stop them. He rather looked at me like a juicy chunk of beef. You know what I mean, right?

"Where are you lost, baby whale?" A bottle hit my forehead and my head lolled to the side.

I raised my teary eyes to find Scott Blueburt, the new student. He joined last year and he's the cutest. His father is a successful businessman and owns a billion dollar huge empire. Scott is his only son. They had left the pack for business expansion and settled elsewhere. But his father was homesick after achieving all his goals and decided to return home i.e. The Night Storm Pack.

Every girl is crazy for Scott. He's got this cute smile and chiseled jaw that every girl drools over. You see, I am not immune to it like everybody else. I think I am in love with Scott. I never dared to tell him because a guy like him would never want a big chunky girl like me, will he?

Everything aside, he hasn't bullied me before.... Until today. And it hurts like someone shoved a hand down my throat and caught my heart in a squeezing hold.

"Sorry, Carolyn. I wanted to see if the bottle would come back to me. You know physics." He shrugged as my sister, who is his girlfriend, chuckled at his words.

I lowered my head and clutched the straps of my bag. I was about to turn and flee when Gemma, one of Adelyn's puppets, blocked my way.

"Where are you going, baby Elephant? Take the bag of chips with you. You'll need it after you run from here, won't you?" She came forward as I took steps backwards.

I opened my mouth to plead. But no words would come out. With my body, my tongue has also become thick over the years. I can't fight back. I'm no longer the girl I used to be. I can't stand against them all. Not when my own sister, my very twin sister, watches everything happily.

Years of body shaming has sealed my lips together. All I do is beg.

"P-please..." I whispered and trailed off as Scott came forward.

Adelyn was frowning at his back. She gritted her teeth when Scott pushed Gemma aside and wiped my tears.

"Hey, Carolyn! Stop crying. We're sorry. We didn't mean to hurt you. We're just having some fun." My heart thrummed in yummy delight at the sound of his words.

Did I mention that Scott was the very first person who agreed to do a group project with me so far? He helped me, unlike my sister.

"Are you okay?" He asked while cupping my cheek.

My face instantly heated up. This is the first time a guy is touching me. I observed Scott and felt my stomach overturn. He's the tallest guy in the school. We are the same age... All Sixteen. But still he overshadows all of us like a tree.

"I... I'm fine." I spoke in a small voice.

"Look, the piggy is blushing." Gemma snorted.

Scott narrowed his eyes with a barely there smile, "Blushing? I don't see much. And wait, you blush only when you like someone. Carolyn, does that mean... You like me?"

I bit my lip as I avoided his gaze. I don't know when and how it started. But I like him more than my own life.

"Yes, Carolyn... Do you like me?"

"I... I..."

"Don't be scared, love. Just tell me the truth."

Love? A-am I dreaming? Scott wouldn't... He couldn't... I'm the ugliest in the pack. I stand no chance in front of my sister.

Tbc...