13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl

by Mona Awad

The universe is against us, which makes sense. So we get another McFlurry and talk about how fat we are for a while.

I haven’t really grown into my nose yet or discovered the arts of starving myself and tweezing.

Even with my skin and tits, though, it’s still Mel who looks better.

The reason the men are looking, according to Mel, is because she’s been giving off sex vibes all day. I never know what she means by this. My best guess is something between an animal scent and a cosmic force.

I hate the word horny. It makes me think of sweat and snorting and wiry hairs.

Later on I’m going to be really fucking beautiful. I’m going to grow into that nose and develop an eating disorder. I’ll be hungry and angry all my life but I’ll also have a hell of a time.