A CURVY KIND OF LOVE- SAMPLE book published

Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

I ate my last crisp and put the packet away. I swallowed as I wiped another salty tear away. I have had enough. I couldn't believe that it had happened again. Another stab in my heart, another failure. This time I had thought that I had found my soul mate. Matthew seemed the right person. He laughed at my jokes; he phoned me frequently, and we even went out a few times together. He never attempted to kiss me, and this should have told me something. Maybe I had been just too blind, as usual. I should have noticed how he looked at other girls when we were out together. I should have noticed that he was using me. I met Matthew a month before when I was searching for a part-time job. I left my hometown to go to university, and I needed to work to pay the rent. I had had many interviews for different jobs, but even though I had a lot of qualifications, no one seemed to want to hire me. The last interview I had was for a receptionist. When the Employer saw me he had looked at me strangely, and although he had been very polite, I knew I would not get the job before he even said good morning. I wasn't what he was looking for. That's what he said in the letter he sent a few days later. Of course, I wasn't tall, blonde and sexy, I was just plain chubby Gaby.

"Gab, stop eating that junk." Emma said in disapproval. "You'll get fat." She continued staring at the empty packets on the coffee table.

I looked up at her, annoyed. "I'm already fat." I yelled. I knew Emma was trying to help, but right now I didn't want anyone, not even my best friend.

Emma sighed, exasperated. "Oh, come on, stop saying that, it's not true. You're a little chubby, but definitely not fat. Gabby, your problem is not your figure, but that you go for men that are idiots. Make a better choice in the future."

"Of course, I'm so popular that I can even be picky with men." I said irritated. "Emma, you can never understand. You're beautiful and everybody likes you." I cried. I reached out to pick another tissue. Emma sat down near me.

"Gaby please don't put yourself down like this. You're beautiful too, if you only give yourself a chance and try to be happy with who you are, things would change."

"No!" I blurted. "Listen, I appreciate that you came here to help, but right now I'm heart broken OK? I need to cry, and I need my food. That's the only thing that can make me feel better."

Another tear rolled my cheek as I attempted to pick another pack of crisps. Emma took it away before I could do it.

"I won't let you. I'll go in the kitchen and leave you alone to despair if you really need to do that. But let me tell you. Matthew is not worth a single tear you shed. He's a jerk and honestly, I never understood what you saw in him." She said as she got up. "When you feel you're ready to tell me what happened, then call me." She said as she was going to go away.

"No, wait." I said. "This morning when I went in the office, it was early so I thought there would be no one. Today is Sunday, so I planned to pass an entire day there to make up for the hours I lost this week. You know we had a lot of tests and assignments at University so I couldn't work many hours. Anyway, when I walked in I had the worst surprise of my life. I saw Matthew and a young girl having sex in his office. I had popped in to get some papers, I never thought he would be there." I cried as I shook my head to try to forget what I've seen. Emma's mouth dropped open.

"What? He was having sex? Oh my God, Gabby, I'm so sorry, no wonder you feel awful." She said as she came quickly near me and hugged me.

"I thought we were a couple. I've been an idiot. Matthew was my boss, how could a man like him, like me?"