Lifetime Supply: Chapter 2

Written by: Gainer Stories

Lifetime Supply is a collaborative story penned by Gainer Stories and Gaining Fiction. Patrons receive early access to each chapter before release on Tumblr.

All that remained of the first box Ryan had received were Tootsie Rolls and a candy both he and Ahmed detested. It had been a month and he had already received two more shipments since the first one. He assumed they were sending them on a biweekly basis and was beginning to get frustrated with the frequency. He almost felt obligated to eat as much as he could so it wouldn’t go to waste before the next box arrived. There was only one problem: Ryan could tell he’d already put on about five pounds.

He was a slender guy and didn’t really mind the weight, but knew that if he kept at this pace he’d be overweight in no time. So, Ryan decided to fill out the survey Adesco had sent and make clear that the frequency of the boxes was too high. The rest of the survey he filled out honestly, noting his favorite snacks, flavors, and types of foods. He dropped the survey in the mailbox and headed for class.

Ryan was a senior in college studying computer science and his coursework had really amped up since last semester. He was constantly slammed and felt like he was either programming or studying the majority of each day. After a full day of classes he was exhausted and starving and decided to have a large pizza delivered to the apartment for himself and Ahmed. He ordered the pie online and made his way home. When he arrived Ahmed was standing shirtless in the kitchen with an annoyed expression on his face.

“Come on man,” Ahmed said. “First the snack boxes and now this? You know I’m starting a new fitness routine.”

Ryan was fully aware of Ahmed’s aspirations to get buff. He’d bought weights and weight gain supplements and talked about his workouts non stop. Ahmed was fairly scrawny and after two months of pumping iron didn’t look much different. Perhaps his muscles were a bit more defined, but he was far from the hunky look he desired.

“Hey, aren’t you supposed to be bulking and all? I got this for us to share…”

Eventually Ahmed acquiesced and the two split the pizza and watched a horror movie. Midway through the film they paused to use the restroom. Once they were ready to dive back into the movie, Ahmed suggested they smoke some weed. Ryan was surprised by this- to his knowledge Ahmed didn’t use any drugs, nor did Ryan. Reading the befuddled look on Ryan’s face, Ahmed explained that his buddy is a big stoner and gave him a joint for free. Neither of the boys had ever tried marijuana but they decided to take the plunge together.

At first, they were giggly and awkward, eventually directing their attention towards the screen. When one of the characters in the film was pictured eating a bag of chips the roommates became vicariously hungry.

“I have an idea!” exclaimed Ryan and grabbed the Adesco box.

The boys dug right into the snacks, consuming one after another. Their munching became mindless and involuntary. They couldn’t stop eating or tear their eyes away from the screen. Ten hours later they woke up in the same position on the couch, surrounded by snack wrappers.

“Fuck,” Ahmed said and darted up. “I can’t believe we ate so much. I have to get to class.”

Ryan laid silent and motionless on the couch as Ahmed got dressed. Ryan was strangely ravenous though still bloated from the night before. He grabbed a snack cake that lay nearby and popped it in his mouth to quell the hunger pangs. As Ahmed rushed out the door in a flurry he began shouting Ryan’s name and cursing. Confused, Ryan stood up, noticing that his shirt had ridden up on a puffy paunch, and headed to the front door.

Shockingly, another box from Adesco had been delivered, this one significantly larger than the prior deliveries. As he bent over, his jeans strained from the pressure and uncomfortably dug into his waist. Once inside, Ryan took off his jeans and threw them on the ground. That was much better. With a leftover slice of pizza in one hand he cut open the box as his stomach growled.

On one hand, Ryan was now craving the fattening treats, but on the other he knew this was getting excessive. He searched for the notecard with the Adesco phone number. After finding it, he picked out all the snack cakes from the box and spread them on the coffee table. He grabbed the liter of orange soda in the fridge and went to town on one of the least healthy breakfasts he’d ever consumed while dialing his customer service representative, Luke.