hardy boys fan fiction
THINNER
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by
Antigone
Chapter 13
hardy boys fan fiction
THE CHAPTERS
“Why
don’t you just make him eat?”
Laura
Hardy raised her eyes to her sister-in-law over her coffee cup and
sighed.
“He’s
seventeen years old, Gert. I can’t strap in a high-chair and spoon feed
him.”
“Sit
him down, fill a plate with food, and tell him he’s not getting up
until he finishes.”
Laura
shook her head, setting her coffee down and looking away out the window.
“I
don’t understand it,” she murmured, “I mean, something more is
going on here, I know that much about these things, but—“
“What
things?”
Laura
winced, realizing everyone seemed to be avoiding the words. “You
know…eating disorders.”
“Eating
disorders?”
“You
know—“
“Yes
I do, I know it’s nonsense.”
“Nonsense?”
“Nonsense!
If someone doesn’t feel like eating, you sit down and make them eat
until they’re over it.”
“Gert…it
isn’t like that.”
“How
is it then?”
“I’m
not really sure, but I know it’s a…mental disorder. An illness. You
can’t help it, it just kind of grows and takes you over. You can’t
control what you eat or don’t eat anymore, although you’re convinced
you’re all right.”
Gertrude
shook her head. “If you ask me it’s a matter of vanity. Girls who
want to be thin for their boyfriends who decide not to eat. If there
weren’t so many naked women on TV we wouldn’t have these issues.”
“It
doesn’t have to be a woman. And it’s not about body image.”
“It’s
about being thin, of course it’s about body image!”
Laura
sighed, knowing it was useless to try to talk her sister-in-law out of
anything. She didn’t blame her; Gertrude was from another time, a time
where there was poor mental health care, where you were taught to “get
over” emotions, not to try to understand them. And talking to the elder
women made her realize how much she lacked a knowledge and understanding
of the issues that may be plaguing her younger son.
“What
does Fenton plan on doing?”
Laura
started as the phone rang. “We’re both just going to watch what he
eats and do some reading…hello?”
“I’ll
cook a nice dinner, and we’ll sit him down and let him know we’re
serious. You’ll see, it’ll be—“
Gertrude
cut off when she saw Laura put a hand over her mouth, then murmur a few
questions into the phone.
“Thank
you,” she finally said, quickly hanging up and running for her purse.
“Who
was that?” the elder lady demanded as Laura threw on her coat and
pulled out her car keys.
“The
school,” Laura called as she rushed out the back door. “Joe fainted
at practice.”
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