Chapter six

"Hey, where are you?" I entered the fair and the view was quite pleasuring and amusing. Everywhere was well lit, there were different stalls, some were decorated beautifully, I could see swings, jewelries, articles, toys, snacks, food and some kids running in different directions with their mom right on their tail, I smiled at the scene in front of me.

"Hello, are you there?"

"Yes, where are you?" I had to plug my other ear with one finger and press my phone to my ear really hard so I can hear what she was saying.

"I'm in front of the gourmet food stall next to a red tent." She described where she was and I looked around to find the red tent, I found it and used my eyes to search around for her.

"Found you." She was wearing a red short and a baggy cream coloured shirt and holding a red bag. I hung up the call and head to where she was.

"Hey." I said as I neared her.

"You look stunning, I wish I had your shape, you're rocking those jeans." She spun me and I blushed.

"You look amazing too you know."

"Uh please, I look like a straw but you on the other hand have curves in all the right places."

"You have the looks and I have the curves." She is pretty, when I say pretty I don't mean just pretty I mean she's the epitome of beauty.

"Your face is flawless and you have the perfect nose and your lips....in fact your whole face looks gorgeous, I'd rather be beautiful and look like a straw than be extremely ugly with curves." I'd do anything to have a new look.

"Surgery is always an option."

"That's insulting, and surgery can't fix this," I pointed at my rotten ugly face "if it was disfigured and all maybe it might but my face looks normal but it's just, I have no black heads, no pimples, nothing but still my face is as ugly as it can get, I can't get any uglier, some even find my face irritating." I stated the facts.

"You're not that ugly-"

"Yes she is, in fact I've never seen anything as ugly as her in my life and I've seen a lot of ugly people." The food stall guy uttered abruptly interrupting Melody.

"No one asked you. And no one is irritated by you girl."

"I am irritated by her." The guy spoke again.

"Who asked you?" She looked like she wanted to punch him hard in the nuts. Instead of answering her he just looked away.

"Anyways, I'm glad your parents said you could come." She pulled me in for a hug, we pulled bag after a few seconds.

"I was thinking you would come with your family."

"Did you come with yours?"

"Yeah and I ditched them, they are over there." She pointed to a stall with lots of teddy bears.

"Oh mine didn't want to come so I came alone."

"Alright. Let the fun begin." She threw her arms in the air and I chuckled shyly. It feels weird being in the midst of so many people especially when they keep looking at me.

"I feel like a pariah right now, I don't belong here." I hugged myself and looked around, everyone was beautiful, laughing with their families, tears formed in my eyes but I sucked them in.

"Come on girl, you belong here, you were born here, in this town, you can go anywhere and everywhere you want to, don't let anyone put you down besides no one is saying anything or commenting about your face sure they are staring but it doesn't matter, tell yourself I don't give a fuck about what people think of you, come on say it." While melody was giving me this little people talk I could food stall guy giving me a look of disgust.

"I do give a fuck about what people think of me." I swallowed the lump in my throat and blinked rapidly to get rid of the tears in my eyes.

"Don't be a kill joy." She was getting frustrated, I could feel it.

"Can you both move away from here, especially you," he pointed at me "I'm starting to get customers." He said as a female, a teenager to be precise approached his stall and gave me a nasty look. I left the stall and went to stand next to another one.

"I'm sorry but you can't stand here." The lady who owns the stall said and I gave Melody a knowing look.

"You said you were hungry so let's go eat first." She pulled me towards another food stall.

"Good evening." She greeted the man, I stayed behind her out of his sight.

"What would you like to have?" She turned to her side but when she didn't see me, she turned her back.

"What are you doing behind me?" I avoided her gaze and looked in another direction, she pulled me to her side and repeated her question.

"What would you like to have?" I looked at the food stall guy who avoided my gaze, he looked at me for s split second and quickly looked away. My appearance was so irritating that he couldn't even look at me.

"I'd like a cheese burger, some chicken wings and a Coke please."

"And what would you like to have ma'am?" He smiled at her and I felt a sting in my chest.

"Same as her and also some chicken wings."

"Coming right up." He started getting our food ready and we waited patiently.

"Your top is nice, where did you get it?"

"From the mall in town, they sell lots of cool stuffs there, we should totally go shopping this weekend, we c-"

"That sounds nice but I'd rather order online from either A****n or jumia."

"You said you go to malls once in a while."

"Key word once in a while, I'm not down for it sorry." End of discussion, I don't want to go around humiliating myself, she sighed in defeat.

"Here is your order." He handed us our food and we went to sit in an empty table. It's not as fun as I thought it'll be, my spirit has been brutally murdered, there might be a turn in event, we've not played games and stuff.

"Once we are done with our meal we'll play games first before we ride the rollercoaster, if not we might empty our stomachs while riding it."

"True, so which came will we play first?" I took a bite out of my burger and I moaned in delight, this is the best burger I've ever tasted.

"This burger is so flavorful and delectable, wow. He should totally replace Martha, she cooks the food in our school cafeteria." I saw her looking at her food hesitantly.

"Go on and eat, it won't bite." I urged her, I guess this is her anorexia kicking in.

"It has lots of calories and calories makes people f—"

"Grow. Don't think about that, also I have a little trick for you."

"What's that?"

"Eat, gym and wear waist trainers. That's the trick to having the perfect body. After eating go to the gym that way you'll have all the nutrients you need in your body to stay healthy and alive, and gyming will reduce the calories in your body, also wear waist trainers everyday for a couple of weeks, that'll help you control the quantity of food you eat and also give you a hot, sexy body."

"That makes sense."

"I know."

"I'll try that, thank you."

"You're very welcome." She took a bite out of her burger and I smiled happily.

"Wow, this tastes amazing." I closed her eyes and savored the burger.

"Told you." I drank out of my coke and she did the same. I had a question in mind which I wanted to ask but I didn't want to ruin things.

I wondered why she chose burgers, chicken and coke if she was worried about calories, it didn't make sense but I guess maybe she just really wanted to get over her fear of food and try it, in addition my words further encouraged her, the rehab she went to really did her some good, I'll have to read about her condition on G****e, that way I can relate to her more.