Bully Me (Bully Me #1) Read Online Free
Author: C. E. Starkweather
ride," she said, opening the door.
"Wait," he interrupted. "Give me your phone."
She hesitantly dug through her bag and pulled her phone out, handing it to him. After a minute, he gave it back. "Here. I put myself in. If he bothers you, let me know. I'm only two streets away."
She couldn't help but smile. "I'll be ok. But thanks. I'll see you around."
4
After texting her brother that she got a ride home, Kaine flopped down on her bed, thinking about Camden. She was sure that he didn't have any romantic interest in her, but it was nice that he seemed to care about her. Even if it was only as a friend. She had liked Camden for a long time, but was too shy to talk to him. At least something good had come out of Shane's humiliating "prank."
She got up and stripped off her clothes, studying her body in the mirror. Her face was her best feature, not really matching her body. Her face showed no signs of chubbiness. Her cheeks were slightly rounded, but not too bad. At least she only had one chin. She always looked bigger than she was, being large chested and wearing oversized shirts. She actually had a pretty nice shape to her body, even though it was covered in fat. She sucked in her stomach and looked a lot better. She laid down and did as many sit ups as she could do, which was sadly only 10.
Trying not to get discouraged, she put on shorts and a tee shirt and went downstairs to find a healthy snack. She rummaged through the cabinet and found potato chips, twizzlers and cookies. Almost out of instinct, she reached for the cookies before stopping herself. She sighed, deciding that she would just go hungry until she had a chance to ask Jay or her dad to take her food shopping. She went back upstairs and laid back down, turning on the TV. A few minutes later, the front door opened. She ran downstairs to greet Jay, who had bags of food. "You went shopping?" She asked incredulously. Jay laughed. "Don't be so surprised. My new job is at Nika's Market. I get a 30 percent discount on groceries. Their shit is so overpriced that it comes out to about the same cost as the Stop and Go." He pulled out groceries and handed them to her. "Help me put this shit away."
Jay had bought mostly junk food, but had also bought bananas and apples. He, like their father, could eat whatever he wanted and not gain an ounce. She finished putting groceries away and unpeeled a banana. "I was going to ask you to take me food shopping tonight, but can you grab a few things for me if I make a list?"
Jay sighed as though she had asked him to run a marathon. "What's wrong with what I just got?"
She laughed. "It's all crap, Jay. I'm trying to lose some weight this summer. I need real food."
He rolled his eyes. "Fine, make a list. How'd you get home, anyway?"
"Just a friend. When did you get a job?" She changed the subject.
He shoved a handful of chips in his mouth. "Today was my first day. Dad said I can't laze around the house all summer. It's bullshit. Not like we need the money."
"Jeez, I hope he doesn't want me to get a job."
Jay shrugged. "That's the good thing that comes from not driving. Dad works too much to worry about hauling your ass around."
Kaine phone buzzed and she knew it was Lucy. Nobody else texted her besides Jay and her dad's occasional two word attempt at a text message.
Come over! My pool is lonely!
Kaine smiled and texted her back, asking her address and hoping she lived close enough to walk.
"Who's that?" Jay asked, peering over her shoulder. "A boy?"
"No, nosy. Just a friend from school. I'm going swimming at her house. I'm just trying to find out if she lives close enough to walk."
"Well, I can't drive you. I have a date," Jay proudly announced.
Kaine rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I'm sure you do." Girls surrounded Jay everywhere he went. He had the same grey eyes and light blond hair that she did, and a tall muscular body to go with it.
"Don't be jealous, Kainie. It's not my fault I'm irresistible."
Kaine burst out
"Wait," he interrupted. "Give me your phone."
She hesitantly dug through her bag and pulled her phone out, handing it to him. After a minute, he gave it back. "Here. I put myself in. If he bothers you, let me know. I'm only two streets away."
She couldn't help but smile. "I'll be ok. But thanks. I'll see you around."
4
After texting her brother that she got a ride home, Kaine flopped down on her bed, thinking about Camden. She was sure that he didn't have any romantic interest in her, but it was nice that he seemed to care about her. Even if it was only as a friend. She had liked Camden for a long time, but was too shy to talk to him. At least something good had come out of Shane's humiliating "prank."
She got up and stripped off her clothes, studying her body in the mirror. Her face was her best feature, not really matching her body. Her face showed no signs of chubbiness. Her cheeks were slightly rounded, but not too bad. At least she only had one chin. She always looked bigger than she was, being large chested and wearing oversized shirts. She actually had a pretty nice shape to her body, even though it was covered in fat. She sucked in her stomach and looked a lot better. She laid down and did as many sit ups as she could do, which was sadly only 10.
Trying not to get discouraged, she put on shorts and a tee shirt and went downstairs to find a healthy snack. She rummaged through the cabinet and found potato chips, twizzlers and cookies. Almost out of instinct, she reached for the cookies before stopping herself. She sighed, deciding that she would just go hungry until she had a chance to ask Jay or her dad to take her food shopping. She went back upstairs and laid back down, turning on the TV. A few minutes later, the front door opened. She ran downstairs to greet Jay, who had bags of food. "You went shopping?" She asked incredulously. Jay laughed. "Don't be so surprised. My new job is at Nika's Market. I get a 30 percent discount on groceries. Their shit is so overpriced that it comes out to about the same cost as the Stop and Go." He pulled out groceries and handed them to her. "Help me put this shit away."
Jay had bought mostly junk food, but had also bought bananas and apples. He, like their father, could eat whatever he wanted and not gain an ounce. She finished putting groceries away and unpeeled a banana. "I was going to ask you to take me food shopping tonight, but can you grab a few things for me if I make a list?"
Jay sighed as though she had asked him to run a marathon. "What's wrong with what I just got?"
She laughed. "It's all crap, Jay. I'm trying to lose some weight this summer. I need real food."
He rolled his eyes. "Fine, make a list. How'd you get home, anyway?"
"Just a friend. When did you get a job?" She changed the subject.
He shoved a handful of chips in his mouth. "Today was my first day. Dad said I can't laze around the house all summer. It's bullshit. Not like we need the money."
"Jeez, I hope he doesn't want me to get a job."
Jay shrugged. "That's the good thing that comes from not driving. Dad works too much to worry about hauling your ass around."
Kaine phone buzzed and she knew it was Lucy. Nobody else texted her besides Jay and her dad's occasional two word attempt at a text message.
Come over! My pool is lonely!
Kaine smiled and texted her back, asking her address and hoping she lived close enough to walk.
"Who's that?" Jay asked, peering over her shoulder. "A boy?"
"No, nosy. Just a friend from school. I'm going swimming at her house. I'm just trying to find out if she lives close enough to walk."
"Well, I can't drive you. I have a date," Jay proudly announced.
Kaine rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I'm sure you do." Girls surrounded Jay everywhere he went. He had the same grey eyes and light blond hair that she did, and a tall muscular body to go with it.
"Don't be jealous, Kainie. It's not my fault I'm irresistible."
Kaine burst out
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