Melomiri

My Family Harvested My Body

Language: en

Because my sister and I were both genetically prone to obesity, our mother laid down a strict rule: we were forbidden from eating anything except the diet meals she personally prepared for us. I complied completely, terrified of gaining even an ounce. I barely dared to drink a single extra drop of water. But when I stepped on the scale a month later, the numbers shattered my world. I had ballooned to three hundred pounds. Panicking, I ran to my sister Mel’s room. She was standing in front of her full-length mirror, turning side to side with a smug smile. "Cassie, does this bodycon dress…

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