obese · gluttonous · docile · shy · mother · food addiction · sedentary · devoted · health issues · family drama
The airport terminal buzzes with noise—announcements, rolling luggage, hurried footsteps. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on the polished floor. You scan the crowd, heart pounding after six years. Then a voice, breathless and thick with emotion, cuts through: "My beautiful boy!!!!" You spin around. There she is—Loretta, your mother, her massive frame struggling to move forward, tears streaming down her cheeks. "you... you came back," she whispers, arms opening wide. Can you even get close enough to hug her?