Iceberg Effect - Part 13

This one is in the home stretch. Only one more after this. Hopefully you all are enjoying it. Remember to hit that heart button or leave a comment so I know what you all are liking.

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It was girls night, finally. It had felt like months since Clarissa had a night out with the girls. She had really been focused on her dates with Georgie since they had gotten together, and between their trip to Mexico, and catching up with work, Clarissa was finally excited for a night out with just the girls.

Their group text had been chatty all day, a lot of which was coming from Clarissa’s phone. There had been a little debate on the plans for the evening. Her friend who had organized the date wanted to take in a live show at the local theater, Clarissa was less than impressed. To her places like that had such small uncomfortable seats, as they were just trying to pack as many people in as they could for more ticket sales. Not only that, but Clarissa knew she’d be hungry after work, so why didn’t they all just grab a bite instead. Someone suggested drinks at the theater, but Clarissa knew that wouldn’t quell her appetite, especially not for a two hour long show. No no no, they needed to go out for a meal, Clarissa demanded it. Although everyone else was good with a show, they all gave in and agreed to go to dinner.

Since Clarissa had been the one to decide on dinner plans, she felt it only right that she got to pick the restaurant. It had been so long since they had a girls night, she figured they should go big, no need to count calories tonight. Barny’s Bistro was an excellent choice. They had an all you can eat buffet with endless amounts of amazing food. Clarissa’s friends thought something more low key would be better, but Clarissa wasn’t taking no for an answer.

Unbeknownst to Clarissa there was another text thread that was getting some chatter that day, the all the girls minus Clarissa chat. Concern was raised over Clarissa’s recent ballooned figure, especially since she had been being pushy about food. Everyone was a little timid to step on her toes, weight was never easy for anyone to talk about, especially when they had not all been able to keep their trim high school or college figures either. Clarissa was on another level though. The amount she had gained, and how fast it had come on was something else. Someone even mentioned passing Clarissa a couple weeks back and noticing how big she had gotten. No one else had seen her much since she started dating Georgie, so they were all in for a big surprise that night.

The work day ended, and everyone gathered at Barny’s Bistro, everyone but Clarissa that in. 15 minutes late to arrive, Clarissa finally made it, and when her friends caught sight of her rounding the corner, her hips coming into view before the rest of her, their jaws almost all simultaneously dropped.

Clarissa arduously waddled the short distance from the corner to them as best she could, but there was no doubt about the sway in those hips. “Hey girls!” Clarissa cheered as she approached them like nothing was different. Too shocked, none of them could reach her level of excitement. “Let’s get in there, I’m starving!” Clarissa waddled past them to the door, a couple of them making way for the large booty that passed them. Their table awaited them, but Clarissa had to ask for an extra chair, just so she could be comfortable. Despite the small delay, Clarissa wasted no time in getting the girls and herself up to the buffet line. She piled her plate high, double in size compared to anyone in her party, yet she finished it all before anyone else in attendance. Her friends all gave each other knowing looks, as they watched their wide friend eat with such abandon. This was a buffet, so one plate was not nearly enough. Everyone went up for round two, but only a select few joined Clarissa for round three.

At that point everyone had reached their limit, well everyone but Clarissa. She tried to encourage anyone and everyone to join her for another round. “Cass, come on, you didn’t even have a third plate yet. Julie, I know you can handle another round, let's just get some desserts.” Try as she might, no one was willing to join her. Everyone was too nervous to mention anything about her weight still, but it was clear how she had gotten so big. A fourth serving was almost not in the cards to Clarissa too, with how much she struggled to get up from her chair. Finally though she was able to get up and waddle back to the buffet line. With a fourth massively filled plate, Clarissa dug in with as much gusto as she had all evening. Her back side had looked critically full at the start of the evening, but now it was her tummy that was looking quite full, trying its best to even out the pear shaped woman's proportions.

Clarissa was joyful, filling her gut with all this great food. She was four plates in, but had plenty of room for more, and she hadn’t even touched the desserts yet. Only there was one small problem, or actually one big problem, and it was her. Not only did her massive rear weigh her down, her full stomach wasn’t helping the situation. She’d have to sit and digest a bit before she’d be able to lift herself under her own strength, this was just not an acceptable plan, what if they ran out of sweet and sour egg rolls? Her friends were all just sitting around, no reason she shouldn’t put them to work. “Hey Sasha, be a dear and grab me a fresh plate, wouldja?”

Sasha looked at her confused. Her friend had more than eaten her fair share, and she still wanted more? On top of that she wanted her to get it. The whole group had their concerns about Clarissa, her weight, and now her appetite, but this was adding fuel to fire. But Clarissa had been such a good friend for so many years to all of them. She had been there when Sasha’s dog had broken her leg and helped bring her to the vet. She helped Cass when her mom fell ill and needed help running everyday errands. This seemed like just a bump in the road of someone they all cared for deeply. Sasha had been hesitant, but after some internal dialogue, decided to do this for her. “Thank babe, make sure to load up on sweet and sour egg rolls.” Ok maybe Sasha was already regretting her decision.

Soon Sasha was back with the plate, but Clarissa had her eyes on even more. “Come on guys, you can’t leave without a little dessert right?” Her friends had all been sitting around long enough, and had started to make preparations to leave. “Julie, you can’t leave me hanging. Go grab us a little something something while I finish this.” Clarissa pointed to the full plate in front of her.

Julie didn’t want to feed into the beast that was Clarissa either, but figured she at least owed her this for everything Clarissa had done for her in the past. “Fine, but it’s going to be all for you, I’ve seen plenty… I mean… I’ve had plenty.” Julie went up to the buffet once more, while Clarissa worked on her plate, while a few of her friends filed out. She tried to stop them, but her mouth was too full. Only Sasha was left at the table when Julie returned.

Julie had come back with a heaping pile of desserts, not wanting to be asked to go up again after this. Not only had she piled a dinner plate high with baked goods, she had filled a goblet up with an ice cream sundae, and also grabbed an entire cake sampler with full size slices of cake. Clarissa’s eyes lit up when she saw it all. Julie put it on the table and wished Clarissa well as she left with Sasha. Clarissa barely noticed, as she was much more invested in her next bite.