Penelope, your chubby friend, had always been a little on the bigger side, but over the past few months, her weight had started to get a little out of hand. You had jokingly pointed this out to her, but she had brushed it off, doubting that it was really that bad.

Now, though, her belly had grown to such an extent that it actually touched the ground when she was standing straight up, leaving no doubt that she had gained a lot of weight since then.