Linda was going to get some new clothes. She hoped getting some new outfits would help boost her confidence, and give her the motivation she needed. After all, it would be nice to have a boyfriend again. It had been about three years since her last real date.
Linda headed Gina's, a large store designed for women of all shapes and sizes. It had other utilities, but was geared towards girls and women, with various departments. Gina's had become a local hotspot quickly, only opening five years ago. Linda entered and headed towards the plus size section. Though the store carried muumuus usually associated with women of her generous size, they had stylish and attractive shirts, dresses, and pants scaled up, and designed to highlight plus size curves. Linda picked out some outfits when she heard familiar voices.
"Ugh, can you believe we have to see this cow again?" One voice said. "I know, it was bad enough seeing her earlier. Hopefully she won't bend over so we have to see her fat ass again." The other said. Linda turned to see the same girls that had teased her earlier were standing in the aisle.
Linda didn't want to confront these girls. She had learned a long time ago that trying to stand up to girls like this didn't work. They'd just come back stronger with cutting remarks while she could do nothing. Linda decided to ignore them. As the girls kept insulting her, Linda remembered the remote she had picked up when she saw them earlier. She took it out to examine it and distract herself. It didn't have the usual buttons of a tv remote, or a garage opener, or anything. It said something about awareness. Fumbling with the device Linda pressed the button with the remote aimed at ...