Shrinkage 9

"What's that?" Asked Derek II this afternoon, pointing to a bulge in my abdominal region under my sweater. "A second belly button?"

I looked down to check out what he was talking about. I didn't think it was that conspicuous. "I have to fold down the waist of my pants like sweatpants," I confessed, not without embarrassment. "They're too loose."

"You're too thin!" Announced Derek, chuckling. "Must be nice, huh?"

Nice? To have pants that don't fit?