“Your husband might reject you for being fat and ugly. You’ll have something to cry about when your husband finds a young and beautiful girl.”
The words hit Liberty where it hurt. She was in a hurry to find a job because her husband had found her repulsive and cheated on her. Liberty set her standards low and applied for a clerical position, so she would have the chance to win custody of her son. It never occurred to Liberty that she would face rejection and humiliation here.
“Call me a fat cow one more time!”
The interviewer walked around the table and approached Liberty to push her out while berating her, “Fat cow! Fat cow! I’ll say it again and again. Get out of here!”
Liberty’s fats came to good use for a change. Liberty planted her feet there as the woman had a hard time shoving her out.
“Apologize to me. You must apologize. I’m not leaving until you apologize.”
Livid, the woman turned back to her desk and picked up her phone to call security so they could come in and kick Liberty
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