Candyland(T.R. Hart) Candyland- by T.R. Hart


"I can't believe it. I gained another five pounds!" cried an exasperated Penny Mitchell. "Russ, I worked so hard at the gym this week to lose weight!"

"Don't worry Honey", her husband reassured. "You're probably gaining muscle."

"Russ, I was on the internet last night watching that weight loss guru, Candy Starr..."

"That black lady with all the muscles and the blonde hair?" he laughed.

"I know, Russ, … I know that she is pretty intense, but, she used to weigh a hundred and fifty pounds more before she developed her diet program."

"I dunno Penny. Isn't she's the one that sells that candy that guarantees weight loss? …Another "magic pill" peddler!"

"Russ, please listen: I researched the Doctor who developed the drug that's in the candy. His name is Dr. Isoroku, and he is a highly respected Internist. We could at least give it a try dear. What could it hurt? I hate being known as "the fat couple!""

Russ had been through this scene many times before and knew that Penny would get her way in the end…so why not agree? His position as head computer analyst commanded a three figure salary. The couple had no children to take care of, even though they had tried to get pregnant for the last three years.

"Okay Honey. Let's go meet Candy Starr.

An elated Penny gave her husband a big hug, still unable to get her hands around his waist.


The Interview

Within a few days of their decision, Penny and Russ found themselves sipping herbal tea and nibbling on some snacks in the "Candyland" waiting room.

Everyone that worked in the office looked like either an Adonis or an Amazon. Penny was intimidated, but Russ was oblivious to the perfect anatomies that zoomed back and forth from office to office.

The Mitchells were then assigned to meet with a "program specialist" named Zena. She explained (in minute detail) the Candyland diet and exercise program, and the guarantee that they would lose one hundred pounds. Penny was ecstatic and ready to sign on the dotted line. Russ wrote the check… and returned to his computer.

"We're ready to take your "before picture" Zena informed them enthusiastically, but first you'll have to get into costume. Penny winced. She saw the before pictures of every fat person in a Candyland police uniform that had been on TV. It was humiliating she thought, but Russ laughed and said "look at me! I never thought I would be a cop!"

Russ smiled proudly wearing his silly, fake mustache, while Penny endured the humiliation in silence while attempting to smile.


Candy Starr

The results could not have been more incredible. Within 6 months of taking the Candy supplement and eating normal meals, both Penny and Russ had lost a total of 220 Lbs. between them.

"Penny, you look so beautiful!", cried Russ putting his arms totally around her waist. "I hope you don't run off with some bodybuilder type."

"Not a chance handsome", she giggled as they looked at themselves in the mirror. Russ actually was handsome. I think we might have won ourselves a ticket to Candyland.

We'd better get down to the center to get weighed to see if we won." They won… two tickets to Candyland!

The plane touched down in L.A. and it wasn't long before Penny and Russ found themselves at the gates of the Candyland ranch…and she, Candy Starr, was there to meet them!

All six foot of Candy stood in front of them smiling with a warm wind blowing her wavy blonde hair. Penny couldn't help but thinking: "I wonder if she's wearing a wig?"

"Welcome to Candyland!" she shouted and hugged both Penny and Russ hard. Penny felt Candy's hard arm muscles with each embrace. "Wow!" she thought, "those are the kind of arms I could only dream of."

"I am sooooo proud of you two!" said Candy. "Taking your candy twice a day and no more?"
"Nope, twice a day", Russ laughed. Penny cheated a few times but remained silent.

"Soooooooooooo proud of you two! Gotta little nip'n tuck for the winners this year to get rid of the extra skin", Candy whispered to them. Penny listened to every word and thought: 'I'm gonna win, even if I have to cheat a little bit.'


The Contest

'I know we can beat those couples', Penny thought to herself. 'Gotta keep Russ on track. I saved some candy for the home stretch. Who knows if the other women haven't done the same? We're going to win this game. Even if it kills me!'

It almost did kill her. Penny worked harder than she ever did in her life for the weigh-in. One of the couples had kids and was homesick. "They're and easy out" Penny mused, "but that other couple is so competitive."

She was right. Sam and Bobbi were knocked out in the semi-finals. Now Cherrie and Doug were the only ones standing in her way. 'I'm going to have to boost my metabolism this week.' Penny thought as she reached into her socks and popped a candy. Her eyes looked sunken in. Both women looked emaciated, but hair and make-up would cover that up. Rouge on the cheeks, cover the dark circles under the eyes, and bright red lipstick would do the trick!

Cherrie gave Penny a "game on" look that worried her. 'I'll just take an extra meta-boost candy each day. There is no way that I'm going to let her win after all that I've been through.'

'Damn, she's down five more pounds than me!' Penny gasped as she looked over Cherrie's hardened deltoids at the numbers lit up in red on the scale. 'Gotta take two more a day…the final weigh in is in three days.'

Russ showered and sat on the couch. "I'm pooped Honey…how's about a movie tonight?"

"Not tonight Russ", Penny shouted as she headed for the door in her jogging outfit. "Cherrie is pouring it on and I'm too close to losing now!"

"But, Penny…" Too late…she was out the door.

Penny was too focused to notice the beautiful sunset on the beach, but not too focused to catch Cherrie running like mad in front of her. Penny gasped and gave all she could, but the more she tried to catch up, the farther she was behind. "Damn, she's going to beat me. I have to use up all of my candies to win!"

Penny ran back to the hotel room after her run and looked for her candy. "It's gone!" She looked everywhere and couldn't find them. 'I can't tell Russ', she thought… 'He wouldn't understand. I have to find them before he finds out what I've been up to.'

Just then Russ shouted to her: "Penny, thank God I got rid of all of those candies! I just got a call! The contest has been called off and Candy Starr isn't answering phone calls! Cherrie had been taking too many of those candies and she just dropped dead!"  

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