“Hey, Lucas, want a bite? Oh wait, looks like you’ve had enough bites already,” Derek jeered, while the others laughed. Lucas’s face turned a deep shade of red, his eyes darting around for an escape. He felt trapped, humiliated, and utterly alone.
Lucas tried to laugh off the pain, but the sting of such harsh remarks was not easily shaken. And the more he was bullied at school for his weight, the more he found himself gorging on a large pizza at night followed by a full bottle of Coke.