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[post-stuffing bloating/belly expansion, burst teasing]
Keonda settled into the seat with a tired sigh. Her ticket was for the middle spot, and she hoped to herself that at least one of the others in the row wouldn't show so she could take the window or the aisle. She wouldn't have minded a little extra space, either. She was feeling uncomfortably bloated after eating too quickly in the airport, and the idea of being crammed like a sardine between two strangers was hardly appealing.
She sat alone for a little while, but sure enough, both seatmates turned up, and before long they were off, the three of them elbow to elbow in the tiny row as the plane left the ground. Keonda was distinctly aware of the feeling of her arms pressing against the sides of her belly, and she badly wanted to burp to ease some of the pressure, but being sandwiched so close between those friendly strangers, she reluctantly kept it in. If she really needed to, she supposed she could slip off to the bathroom to let it out. Although, noticing the person in the aisle seat already beginning to doze, she wondered whether that would be a viable plan.
She made polite conversation with the person in the window seat--a fellow teacher, she learned, who worked with kids much younger than hers--as she tried to ignore the pressure building in her stomach. She'd always heard that flying could cause bloating, and it was proving to be true. All the air she'd swallowed wolfing down her lunch and whatever gas it had since produced seemed to be steadily expanding inside her. Glancing down, she was mortified to see her tummy sticking out far enough to hide the seatbelt from her line of sight, and she wondered if her seatmates noticed that she was swelling up like a balloon. She hoped not, and she smiled through the ache as she chatted with her new acquaintance.
Eventually, her stomach stopped inflating as the gas settled at its new and improved volume, but by that point, it didn't matter. Keonda felt like a balloon stretched to its limit. She could feel what she imagined must have been about a gallon of trapped air bubbling around inside her, and when her belly let out a strained rumble, Window Seat looked down at her in surprise. He didn't say anything, presumably out of politeness, but he looked worried, and she couldn't blame him. She looked like she was about ready to pop, and that ominous rumble emphasized it almost cartoonishly.
It took all Keonda's strength not to sit there rubbing her aching belly. She doubted anybody would question it, of course; she knew she must have looked pregnant, but the idea of it alone made her feel ridiculous. It also filled her with longing. Her skin felt stretched taut, and a gentle massage to soothe her straining stomach sounded divine. When she got home, she promised herself. With Aisle Seat now snoring away, a retreat to the bathroom was out of the question. She was stuck in this seat, grinning and bearing it, until the plane landed.
The uncomfortable groans and grumbles of her distended tummy drew looks of increasing concern from Window Seat, but he kept mercifully quiet, likely warded off by her barely-concealed embarrassment. She could hear a flight attendant moving down the aisle with refreshments, and she desperately hoped that Aisle Seat would be woken up by the sound of their presence so she could squeeze by and run off to the bathroom to let out a burp.
"Anything to drink?" The attendant smiled cheerfully as she stood over the compressed trio. Aisle Seat was unresponsive save for a snore. Window Seat returned the smile and asked for a Coke, which she promptly delivered to him.
"And for you?" She turned her friendly gaze toward Keonda.
"Oh, I'm alright, thanks," said Keonda with a pained smile, and her belly let out another conspicuous rumble.
"Are you sure, sweetheart? You're looking a little green, how about a ginger ale?" She handed Keonda the can, and, not knowing what else to do, she reluctantly accepted.
Drinking a can of soda did not, in Keonda's mind, seem like a great idea. She already felt like she was on the verge of bursting; the last thing she needed was more carbonation in her stomach. Maybe the friendly attendant had a point, though. The pain in her belly was making her feel a little queasy; maybe a few sips wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Sighing softly, she cracked open the can and, noticing the fizz bubbling up, quickly brought it to her mouth.
That was a mistake. The evidently-shaken soda rushed into Keonda's mouth like a geyser, with nowhere to go but straight into her already-drum-tight stomach. Her belly jutted out hard. It only took a few loud gulps for the entire contents of the can to be forced down her throat, her stomach stretching so fast and so taut she was sure it would burst open. She barely held back a moan as she set the can down, trying to keep herself from panting, and this time shame couldn't keep her from clutching her distended belly.
"Are you alright?" Window Seat's concern had reached a peak, and with good reason. Her belly was bulging straight out over the seatbelt, undeniably far bigger than it had been when they'd first boarded the plane, and there was no hiding the look of pain on her face. Still, she nodded with an unconvincing smile.
The seatbelt was unbearably tight now, and Keonda decided it was time to give in and adjust. Just as she was about to unbuckle it, though, the seatbelt sign blinked on, and she heard the pilot's voice over the intercom--We're experiencing a little turbulence. Great. The plane lurched forward in the sky, and there was an audible slosh from her now soda-filled stomach, followed by an uneasy rumble. She kept her hand on her belly, no longer caring what anybody thought of that, and as the plane jolted and stumbled through the air, she realized with horror that her seatbelt was growing tighter--she was swelling up again.
She winced at the feeling of her belly tightening as the soda fizzed up inside her, disturbed by the unsteady movement of the plane. Window Seat's gaze remained nervously fixed on her alarmingly swollen belly as though he thought it might explode. For all she knew, it might. It was sloshing, fizzing, and rumbling, and the pressure was so great inside her that she would have sworn she could actually see her belly tremble with each rumble. It grew tighter and tighter, straining hard as its contents expanded, and she braced herself, now actually worried that Window Seat might have a point. She couldn't take much more, and if she kept bloating up like this, her flight would end with a bang before the plane reached the ground.
"If you need to get up, I can wake him up," said Window Seat with an urgent worry in his voice.
"No, it's alright," Keonda insisted, trying to keep her cool. Just then, Aisle Seat yawned, and he stretched, and as he stretched a big, sturdy arm reached out and pressed hard against Keonda's nearly-bursting belly. This time she couldn't hold back a moan, and Window Seat covered his mouth in horror, certain she was going to blow.
"Watch out," Window Seat exclaimed, trying to push Aisle Seat's arm away, "she's gonna explode!"
"Huh?" Aisle Seat looked up groggily, arm still firmly pinning her against the seat, but his sleepy expression turned to shock when he saw her practically squirming under it, her dangerously distended belly trembling under the pressure.
"Holy smokes," he exclaimed, quickly pulling his arm back. Keonda let out a heavy sigh of relief, but that movement had dislodged something, and suddenly the dam broke. She just barely managed to clasp her hand over her mouth to stifle a long rush of air, and her belly deflated visibly as the burp finally released some of the pressure. Her seatmates stared in shock, and she blushed brightly, mortified.
"Jeez," Window Seat chuckled nervously, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "You really must have been ready to pop." Hand still over her mouth, Keonda nodded meekly.









