Chapter 164. Surgery

Jessie approached Beauty’s house and rang the doorbell. She hadn’t seen her best friend, Beauty, since their Puerto Rico vacation, and she couldn’t wait to hear all about her romance with Bruno.

She dialed her number, but it wasn’t going through, so she rang the bell again.

“Beauty, open up!”

A few minutes later the door opened, and standing before her was… Beauty? But not quite. A slimmed-down, different version of her friend stared back at her.

Jessie’s jaw dropped so dramatically it might as well have hit the ground.

“WHAT IN THE NAME OF GREEN SMOOTHIES HAPPENED TO YOU?” Jessie shrieked, clutching her chest as though she’d just seen a ghost.

“Um, excuse me?” Shelley blinked, confused.

Jessie’s eyes widened further, as if they might pop out of her headю “Oh… my… God, Beauty! WHAT. DID. YOU. DO? What happened to the Beauty I know? Where’s my thick-thighed ride-or-die?”

“Uh—” Shelley replied.

“No, don’t you ‘uh’ me! Where’s the r