Warning: fat shaming, harsh insults
Eskame stepped out of her shop and locked the door before looking out at the crowds. She had really needed a day off and this seemed like a good one to take: there wasn’t many people around. She breathed in the cool, crisp air and made her way to the market area. It was bustling with people, but not as many as usual. It was a week day so most people were probably at home or work. The baker was there as usual though. He gave a friendly wave to Eskame and she smiled and waved back before a voice caught her off guard.
“Hey fatso!”
Eskame looked around confused, trying to see where the voice was coming from.
“Yeah you, you disgusting fat freak!”
There. It was a woman in an open area of a crowd. People were obviously trying to avoid her and not get involved. But who was she yelling at? Eskame walked closer and saw a short, chubby girl standing with a basket full of fruits and vegetables. She looked taken aback and had eyes wide like she was about to burst into tears.
“You lazy, worthless fatty! Go on a diet and stop buying every piece of food in the market you can!”
The girl, clearly shocked, was frozen in place and wasn’t able to say anything back.
“What, you’re so ashamed at your worthlessness you cant even defend yourself?” The woman scoffed. “You shameful glutton.”
Eskame frowned. How dare she treat the poor girl like this! She was obviously uncomfortable being the center of attention, the insults certainly weren’t helping! Eskame took a deep breath and put on her best smiling face as she walked up to the woman, standing in front of her to block her from the girl.
“Excuse me?”
The woman gave her an unpleased scowl.
“What do you want.”
“I was hoping if you could give me directions to the Countess’ palace?”
The woman just looked at her like she was stupid, but the girl that had been yelled at smiled a bit and scampered off into the crowd.
“Yes you see, I’ve been having problems getting to where I need to go...”
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Eskame walked through the growing crowd, thinking about the yelling woman when a gently hand tapped her on the arm. She turned to see the chubby girl from earlier.
“Thanks for helping me out earlier...” she said quietly.
“Oh it was no problem at all! People can be real jerks sometimes. I don’t understand why she would be a jerk to you though because you’re really cute!”
Eskame smiled as the girl blushed
“Eh erm... my name is Edelweiss...”
“I’m Eskame. It’s really nice to meet you!”
Edelweiss smiled, “How can I repay you?” Her face suddenly brightened. “Oh I know! I have a lovely cottage in the woods, you can come sometime for dinner!”
Eskame grinned, “That would be great.”
Okay so this is a gift for my friend @teyaleen, she’s the owner Eskame and you should go check out her blog!! ❤️
