All Chapters of Weight Gain Murder: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

"Jenny, Shannon, dinner's ready!" Mom's familiar voice came from outside my room. I walked out and saw two diet meals on the table, the exact same ones from my previous life.Jenny's meal was on the right. Mine was on the left.They looked very simple. Each had a piece of pan-fried fish, a few pieces of broccoli, and a serving of brown rice. They looked the same as the ones being sold outside.My hand shook as I gripped my fork. In my previous life, Jenny had lost weight eating these meals. Meanwhile, I had gained one hundred pounds in a month. Was there something different about our portions?I looked at Jenny. "Sis, I want to switch meals with you."Mom dropped her spatula with a clatter.She hurried out of the kitchen, her voice a little nervous as she said, "They're exactly the same. Why do you want to switch?"Jenny was also speechless. "What are you up to again? Eat your own food."The harder they resisted, the more certain I became that something was wrong with my meal.

On the way home, I felt my breathing growing more rapid. My whole body swelled like rising dough, and I felt like my fat cells were multiplying, crowding my organs and filling my limbs.I had entered the same period of rapid weight gain as in my previous life. Unless I found a solution, the disease would destroy my body, and I would die in agony.When I got home, Mom looked deeply disappointed, her eyes wet with tears.Jenny frowned. "The coach called Mom and said you were sneaking out to eat snacks at the camp. You never learn! When you reach five hundred pounds, Mom will have to help you bathe and use the bathroom every day. Do you really want to trap her at your side forever?"Mom glared at Jenny and told her to stop. Then, she turned to me and pleaded. "Shannon, if you still can't control your eating, you'll die! Your father died from obesity. I don't want to lose you, too!"She wept, and a sense of helplessness washed over me. I did not know how to make them believe I had not

When I returned home, a crowd had already gathered outside my home. I could hear my mom's broken sobs coming from inside.Someone shouted, "Shannon's back!"Everyone turned to look at me."Shannon, get inside. Your mom has been looking everywhere for you.""How could you be so reckless? Look how badly you scared her."When Mom saw me, she stared in shock, then burst into tears. "Shannon, you're finally back! You nearly scared me half to death! If you died, I wouldn't go on living either! Despite her dramatic performance, it did not move me at all. "Mom, are you disappointed I'm still alive?"Before I could finish, Jenny slapped me so hard that my face turned to the side. "Shannon, what are you saying?! If you had the nerve, you should've died instead of leaving a note to scare us! Do you know how worried Mom was? She almost wanted to die with you! If she wanted you dead, why would she work so hard to care for you every day?"Jenny's face was red with rage as she glared at me,

Mom and Jenny immediately tried to stop me, trying to drag me back to my room and force the neighbors out. By then, everyone understood that something more was going on."Linda, what are you hiding from us exactly? Let Shannon speak!""That's right! Don't be afraid, Shannon! We can call the police if we need to."At the mention of the police, both my mom and Jenny panicked. Mom bit her lip as she tried to calm Jenny down.I turned to the confused neighbors and said, "I was just as confused as you until recently. I couldn't understand why I kept gaining weight no matter what I did. But now… I know."Under their stunned gazes, I slowly removed my shirt and exposed two enormous puncture needles on my back. One was red, the other was blue."What are those?""That's terrifying!"The neighbors recoiled in shock while Mom and Jenny lowered their heads.I took a deep breath. "Every night, Mom and Jenny would come into my room and inject a large dose of drugs through the red puncture.

I grabbed Linda's head and forced her to face me as I screamed at her almost hysterically. "Tell me! How did my parents really die?!"A deafening crash sounded outside as police officers broke through the door.They approached Linda and showed their badges. "We've found evidence linking you to a murder committed many years ago. You need to come with us and cooperate with the investigation."Linda trembled so fiercely that she could not speak.Another officer approached Jenny. "Ms. Jenny Moore, the weight-loss biotechnology company registered under your name is suspected of illegally harvesting fat cells. You'll need to come with us as well."Jenny collapsed to the floor in an instant.When they committed those crimes, had they ever thought this day would come?The neighbors helped me pack, bought me a ticket, and sent me away from that miserable place.Firstly, I went to the state capital and asked specialists whether my body could still recover.Fortunately, the doctor said t