Part 1.

Suzi and her boyfriend mark were watching television when the new suddenly popped out in front of them. The news lady was talking about a new virus that has been discovered in China, which made people blow up in various ways. The news lady continued and explained that the symptoms could be everything from giant blown up hands to being blown up like a balloon. It showed up some pictures where a lady’s butt was giant as weather balloon and she was floating in the air.

"Buyer's remorse" doesn't quite capture what she was feeling.  "Cheated, humiliated."  Now, those terms would describe the feeling more succinctly.  Perhaps what had made the encounter so troubling was the fact that she didn't consider herself to be the easily duped, naive type.  The consumer mayhem of "Black Friday" surely didn't help.  Yes, that's it;  long day, fatigue.  That's why she gave in.  The comforting embrace of rationalization always helped to salve a psychic wound such as this.  But, stil