The Tipton had started stocking a new candy called Nutri-barz, with the packaging claiming that the bars were "full of the good stuff!" - what Maddie would have realised if she'd read the small print was that the 'good stuff!' was actually just sugar and corn syrup.
With six delicious flavors to choose from and a low wholesale cost, Moseby wasn't going to mind how many Maddie ate, and he trusted her not to take advantage of the freebie offers. Heck, he'd even told Maddie to take a few boxes of each to try so she knew what she was recommending to guests!
As Maddie munched away on the cookies n creme flavor mindlessly on this particularly slow day on the counter, she was trying to figure out how much money she'd need for a new dress to the Christmas party in a few months that she could hopefully then tweak slightly for prom, that way she could spend a little more on the dress rather than buying two.
Sure, she could probably ask London for one of her designer rejects and make something out of it, but she always loved that feeling of buying something special with her own money.
Three bars eventually turned into four as she ran the numbers, figuring out that if she started saving now at the start of the semester she'd be able to get her dream dress by Thanksgiving. Little did she know the impact those bars would have on her figure.
One her shift was over, she was surprised she'd managed to munch on one of each bar in total without even realizing. She shrugged it off and told herself that her pretty figure would be fine, the bars were called Nutri-barz after all.
Maddie grabbed a box of each bar flavor and headed home, still munching. By the time she got home, her family had settled in front of the television to watch some late night soap opera.
Going to the refrigerator, she saw a small and large portion of meatloaf casserole. Instinctively, her hand went for the small portion before her stomach grumbled huh Maddie thought I didn't realize i was so hungry!
Again, Maddie shrugged it off thinking nothing of it as she went for the large portion, heating it up in the microwave and pouring herself a large glass of milk. Once it was all heated up she sat down at the worn kitchen table and dug in as her parents' attention was on her brothers fighting over who was the strongest.
Maddie managed to clear the plate and finish her milk, cleaning up after herself before heading up to her room with the candy bars. That night as she fantasized about her dress, she munched on another two bars before falling to sleep, her very full and bloated belly sticking out ever so slightly.
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