第8部分(第4/7 頁)

Miss　Size　Zero；　I？m　a　size　seven；　not　a　size　nine。　Pass　me　another

pair；　and　stop　staring　at　my　fat。？

？I？m　not；？　Jenny　insisted；　handing　her　a　stretchy　pair　of　Lei　jeans　that　were　a　little　too　distressed；

with　frayed　cuffs　and　holes　in　the　pockets；　but　with　a　wide；　low　waist　that　looked　like　it　might

actually　sit　nicely　on　Elise？s　hips。　？And　it？s　not　like　anyone　has　to　know　what　size　you　are。　I

won？t　tell。？　Jenny　immediately　thought　of　her　own　size　issue。　She　hadn？t　planned　on　inviting

Elise　into　the　dressing　room　with　her　when　she　tried　on　bras。　Sure；　they　were　being　close

friends；　but　was　it　really　necessary　for　Elise　to　know　that　she　wasn？t　just　a　D　cup；　but　adouble　D？

Still；　it　seemed　mean　not　to　reciprocate　when　Elise　had　invited　her　to　help　try　on　jeans。

Elise　wrinkled　up　her　nose　at　the　Leis。　？Those　are　way　too　fake　looking。？

？So　what　do　you　want　to　do？？　Jenny　asked；　tossing　the　jeans　on　the　bench　in　the　back　of　the

narrow　dressing　room。

Elise　buttoned　up　her　uniform　and　slid　her　feet　into　her　prissy　black　flats。　It　amazed　Jenny　how

neat…and…sweet…little…school…girl　Elise　appeared　until　you　got　to　know　her。

？I？m　keeping　the　Sevens。　I　know　they　don？t　fit　now；　but　I？m　planning　to　lose　ten　pounds　before

the　end　of　the　year。　Andyou？re　going　to　help　me。？

Jenny　nodded。　It　wasn？t　like　she　didn？t　ever　buy　stuff　that　was　too　small。

Yes；　it？s　calledaspirational　shopping。　Every　girl　with　ambition　does　it。

The　dressing　rooms　in　the　lingerie　department　were　dirty；　cramped；　and　badly　lit。　With　her　back

to　Elise；　Jenny　pulled　her　cornflower　blue　V…neck　J。　Crew　sweater　over　her　head　and　threw　it　on

the　stool　in　the　corner。　Then　she　pulled　he