HUNGRY FOR REVENGE
By
Ron Shillingford
SMASHWORDS EDITION
******
Hungry For Revenge
Copyright © 2011 by Ron Shillingford
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Joanna Turner felt suicidal and murderous all
at once, the tormenting was taking its toll. Virtually every day
for years, they were her most overwhelming emotions.
Fed up of the bullying, being obese shouldn’t
be so painful, she reasoned. Getting called ‘Tubby Turner’ out of
earshot was bad enough but the cruelest kids called her that to her
face.
Comfort eating was the cause after her
parents divorced at nine. Her mum Lola would pile up her plate,
with plenty of naughty snacks in between, especially Mr. Kipling’s
apple pies. A box of eight a day was Joanna’s grazing treat
throughout childhood. She read George Orwell, Jane Austen and
Charles Dickens munching Mr. Kipling’s apple pies in total bliss.
Jackie Collins and Wilbur Smith novels drew her into fantasy
worlds, helping her deal with the pain at school.
Katie Thompson was Joanna’s main tormentor at
Redwood High, one of the cool girls who took a twisted pleasure in
mocking anyone who didn’t quite fit in. Katie’s accomplices
included five girls who also taunted Joanna. She dubbed them The
Cronies.
Pretty, super-confident and popular, Katie
was heading for a career in the City. Her dad would see to that as
head of investment at his bank, World Finance. While junior staff
needed to be 18 and have at least A-levels for entry into World
Finance, Katie was going to join straight from school at 16 with
the couple GCSEs she bothered to study for.
Joanna’s love of Mr. Kipling wares was a
standing joke, so Tubby Turner was also taunted with the moniker
‘Apple Pie’ and ‘Mrs. Kipling’.
A bright child, Joanna immersed herself in
books, determined to be a high flier and one day make the bullies
envious. A brilliant all-rounder, she concentrated on science
simply because they were the hardest subjects and most likely to
propel her into a lucrative career.
“Mum always said that to get your own back on
enemies you should be happy and successful,” Joanna told her
friend Sandy.
“Well you’ve certainly done that girl.
Chemistry degree from Cambridge, head of research development at
the Ministry of Defence and nice apartment in the Docklands.”
“Suppose so Sandy, but it would be nice to
have someone to share it with.”
“Men! Ha! Don’t get me started. Liars,
drunks, sports mad and serial cheats. Louis hasn’t seen his dad for
months. Poor boy is 13, an age he where he needs a man to show him
how to be one. I can’t be both at the same time, although sometimes
I don’t have a choice. Men are total losers.”
“Yes, but what do you really think of
them?”
Sandy’s stern look lightened up into a smile.
She knew her regular rants on her pet gripe were tiresome. Joanna
had heard so many she could finish sentences for her.
“Nevertheless, it would be nice to have a
beau just for Saturday. It’s the school reunion and that evil Katie
Thompson will be there. No matter what I’ve done in life, it’s not
good enough. She lives round here. Every time I bump into her she
finds a way of putting me down. Never says anything specifically
about my size but always gives me that look up and down, you know:
‘Still fat, I see.’”
“Don’t worry about it Jo. She’s not perfect
herself. She may be riding high at World Finance but I hear there’s
a lot of Charlie involved.”
“Really! Probably why she’s still so thin. A
cocaine habit used to be God’s way of telling you you’ve got too
much
By
Ron Shillingford
SMASHWORDS EDITION
******
Hungry For Revenge
Copyright © 2011 by Ron Shillingford
Thank you for downloading this free eBook. Although
this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the
author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for
commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book,
please encourage your friends to download their own copy at
Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this
author. Thank you for your support.
******
Joanna Turner felt suicidal and murderous all
at once, the tormenting was taking its toll. Virtually every day
for years, they were her most overwhelming emotions.
Fed up of the bullying, being obese shouldn’t
be so painful, she reasoned. Getting called ‘Tubby Turner’ out of
earshot was bad enough but the cruelest kids called her that to her
face.
Comfort eating was the cause after her
parents divorced at nine. Her mum Lola would pile up her plate,
with plenty of naughty snacks in between, especially Mr. Kipling’s
apple pies. A box of eight a day was Joanna’s grazing treat
throughout childhood. She read George Orwell, Jane Austen and
Charles Dickens munching Mr. Kipling’s apple pies in total bliss.
Jackie Collins and Wilbur Smith novels drew her into fantasy
worlds, helping her deal with the pain at school.
Katie Thompson was Joanna’s main tormentor at
Redwood High, one of the cool girls who took a twisted pleasure in
mocking anyone who didn’t quite fit in. Katie’s accomplices
included five girls who also taunted Joanna. She dubbed them The
Cronies.
Pretty, super-confident and popular, Katie
was heading for a career in the City. Her dad would see to that as
head of investment at his bank, World Finance. While junior staff
needed to be 18 and have at least A-levels for entry into World
Finance, Katie was going to join straight from school at 16 with
the couple GCSEs she bothered to study for.
Joanna’s love of Mr. Kipling wares was a
standing joke, so Tubby Turner was also taunted with the moniker
‘Apple Pie’ and ‘Mrs. Kipling’.
A bright child, Joanna immersed herself in
books, determined to be a high flier and one day make the bullies
envious. A brilliant all-rounder, she concentrated on science
simply because they were the hardest subjects and most likely to
propel her into a lucrative career.
“Mum always said that to get your own back on
enemies you should be happy and successful,” Joanna told her
friend Sandy.
“Well you’ve certainly done that girl.
Chemistry degree from Cambridge, head of research development at
the Ministry of Defence and nice apartment in the Docklands.”
“Suppose so Sandy, but it would be nice to
have someone to share it with.”
“Men! Ha! Don’t get me started. Liars,
drunks, sports mad and serial cheats. Louis hasn’t seen his dad for
months. Poor boy is 13, an age he where he needs a man to show him
how to be one. I can’t be both at the same time, although sometimes
I don’t have a choice. Men are total losers.”
“Yes, but what do you really think of
them?”
Sandy’s stern look lightened up into a smile.
She knew her regular rants on her pet gripe were tiresome. Joanna
had heard so many she could finish sentences for her.
“Nevertheless, it would be nice to have a
beau just for Saturday. It’s the school reunion and that evil Katie
Thompson will be there. No matter what I’ve done in life, it’s not
good enough. She lives round here. Every time I bump into her she
finds a way of putting me down. Never says anything specifically
about my size but always gives me that look up and down, you know:
‘Still fat, I see.’”
“Don’t worry about it Jo. She’s not perfect
herself. She may be riding high at World Finance but I hear there’s
a lot of Charlie involved.”
“Really! Probably why she’s still so thin. A
cocaine habit used to be God’s way of telling you you’ve got too
much
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