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“So it’s settled, I’ll see you in an hour,” Grace, Cheron’s stepmother replied. Once her mother passed and her father had finally clean himself up and gotten off drugs he remarried. Grace took the place of Cheron’s real mother. She loved her dearly and had no problem calling her momma
Cheron sighed, “Ok momma, I’m hopping in the shower as soon as we get off the phone.”
The last thing Cheron wanted to do on this day was spend the day at the mall. Not only had she stayed up half the night listening to Mary J Blidge and nursing a bottle of Don Julio; she was still groggy and a bit hung over. Not to mention the fact that the gloomy over cast added to her dismal mood. Her plan was to sleep till at least noon then spend the day relaxing in her PJs. However her mom wasn’t trying to hear any of it. She’d dodged her and the rest of her family for as long as she could. She finally caved in to the pressure and agreed to spend the day mall hopping along with a pamper session. It was either that, or her mother threatened to hang out at her place for the entire weekend. When faced with the ultimatum, the mall seemed like the lesser of two evils. Besides, Grace was right; she did need to get out of the house for more than just running errands.
Once Cheron emerged from the shower she quickly lotioned up before slipping into her panties and bra. Before sliding into her jeans she turned to look at her backside in the mirror. This was the first time she’d taken a really good look at her body since she and Kenterris broke up. What she saw surprised her. She knew that her clothes were fitting a bit looser but she didn’t realize how much weight she had actually lost. Not only had her butt lost some of its plumpness and perkiness; she had lost a considerable amount of belly fat. Upon closer inspection she also noticed that her tits no longer spilled out the cups of her DDD bra.
The stress from the breakup had taken its toll on her. Not only had she lost weight; she realized that her hair was thin and scraggy on the ends. She was long overdue for a trim and deep conditioning treatment. The more she thought about it a day at the mall wasn’t such a bad idea after all. She could grab a few pieces that actually fit her new slimmer figure as well as dip in the salon.
“Lawd, look how my baby done fell off,” Cheron’s mother announced when she emerged from her vehicle.
Cheron sighed, she knew her mother was going to have something negative to say about her appearance. And while she couldn’t deny the fact that her weight loss was noticeable; it also wasn’t drastic. She’d lost almost fifteen pounds. And truth be told it not only looked good on her; she was now actually closer to a healthy body weight and she planned on taking full advantage of it.
“Yeah, I’ve been kinda going through it,” Cheron admitted, “but I needed to drop a few pounds anyway.”
“Nonsense! We gotta fatten you back up. You just don’t look healthy to me,” Grace replied as they made their way across the mall parking lot.
Cheron knew better than to argue with her mother. She would have been fighting a losing battle against her old-schooled views on weight, and how black women should have some meat on their bones. Instead she smiled and agreed with her.
“You right momma.”
Cheron mood had changed considerably since that morning, when she planned on holeing up in her condo. Now that she was actually out she felt better than she had in weeks. She was looking forward to a mini shopping spree and catching up on the family gossip with her mom.
When it was all said and done she ended up having ball. She grabbed herself several sexy outfits to compliment her new figure as well as a trendy haircut and a facial. She was feeling better about herself than she had in a long time. It gave her the confidence boost she needed to start going out again. Her days of crying over Kenterris were now long behind her. Now that she had a new look and a new attitude to match, it was time to share them with the world