Blue is the Warmest Color // Candace & Maya
If there was one thing to look forward to during the summer, it was definitely the beaches! Nothing beat a crystal clear ocean gliding across your skin to cool you down after a long day in the sun~ Maya had been looking forward to the open waters for weeks now, so imagine her surprise when she slipped into her bathing suit--only to find that her pink one-piece didn't fit anymore! Where the fabric once clung smoothly to her form, it puckered up to stretch across her tummy. She felt the elastic between her thighs and under her arms sink into her skin, and even the ruffles of her skirt seemed shorter than they were last year.
...Looks like she was looking forward to summer food more than the beaches. Maya pouted and smacked her thigh, watching the white flesh ripple under her hand.
“I gain weight in the summer because I eat too much ice cream, and I gain weight in the winter because it’s too cold to exercise!” she mused. It seemed like there was simply no winning in her situation. Of course, there was always the option of eating less. Her mother did say she had too many sweets, and maybe she could try and be leaner and eat less fatty foods like burgers and pizza… That definitely meant no more milkshakes and popsicles, too.
“HAHAHA!!” Maya burst into laughter at the very thought, doubling over in her room as she fought back tears of mirth. She heard a small ripping sound across her back as her suit finally tore, but by the time she collected herself again and straightened, she didn’t care. Food was part of who she was, she would be miserable if she gave it up. She slipped out of her bathing suit to assess the damage. The fact that it had ripped only confirmed that it needed to go. She would get a new one! Her tips in waitressing would cover that much, right?
With a cheerful grin, she dressed back in her normal dress and headed down to Sonata tailoring, the bell chiming in-sync with her voice as she called inside.
“Hello~ Happy Summer!” she sang as she skipped inside. “Anyone here~?”