During a sports lesson, A short, chubby fourteen-year-old girl stares at the hurdles ahead. They look impossibly high; she'll never be able to clear them. But the teacher is blowing his whistle impatiently, so, with classmates lining the track, she runs, jumps as hard as she can, and trips at the first hurdle. She carries on, but falls over the next, landing hard on the rough grass. Hot tears sting her eyes at the shouts of "Fatty!" and "Lard-arse!" A shy, plump boy of thirteen sets off alongside several others at the start of the four-hundred meters track. Arms and legs pumping furiously, he's fallen behind within seconds. After a hundred meters, he gives up and stumbles along, breathing hard. Someone shouts, "Who ate all the pies?" and the rest of the class snigger. Continue reading...