REP BY REP Episode 1: “I Don’t Care, I’m Obese.”

Absolutely — here is Episode 1 of your powerful and raw fitness story series titled “Rep By Rep”, with emojis, full details, dialogue, and emotion. It captures Darius’s chaotic, funny, and emotional beginnings from birth to his very first YouTube upload.

🏋🏾 REP BY REP

Episode 1: “I Don’t Care, I’m Obese.”

📍 Peckham, South London — March 5, 1997

🏥 In a small apartment above a barber shop, Efua, a Ghanaian woman, groans and clutches her belly.

Efua: “Honey… I think I’m in labour!”

Desmond (Jamaican, tall, loud, dramatic): “Whaaat?! Already?! Okay babe, let’s go to de hospital now now now!” 🚗💨

They rush out. After 2 hours of intense labour...

👶 A baby boy is born — crying loud, arms flailing like a fighter.

Desmond: “Ahh look pon di bwoy! What should we name him, my Queen?”

Efua (smiling through sweat): “Let’s call him… Darius Mensah Thompson.”

Desmond: “Yes! A beautiful, powerful name for a strong man.” 💪🏾✨

📆 2000 – Age 3

Little Darius wobbles from couch to couch, then takes his first steps.

🎉 He opens his mouth and says his first word:

Darius: “Mama.”

Efua screams with joy. Desmond records it on a crusty camcorder. 🎥

👧🏾 2006 – Age 9

Efua gives birth again — this time to a bouncing baby girl.

Desmond: “She’s so bright. Let’s name her Amara.”

Darius (now chubby) peeks over the hospital bed:

Darius: “Can I still be the baby too?” 😭

Everyone laughs.

📱 2012 – Age 15

Darius, now 15 and 116kg, scrolls his cheap Android phone.

Darius: “Amara… you ever heard of YouTube?”

Amara (age 6): “Yeah! It’s fun! Go try it, bro!” 😁

Darius: “Alright then. Let me do something mad.”

He downloads the app and creates a channel:

📺 Channel Name: Big D Vlog

🖊️ Bio: “Hi my name Darius, this my new channel — just follow and like 💥”

For his banner, he uses a screenshot of a red subscribe button he cropped badly.

Then he struggles to take a profile pic…

🧍🏾 In front of the mirror:

Shirt 1: Rips at the chest

Shirt 2: Won’t pass his head

Shirt 3: “Nope.”

He finally finds a tight red shirt and white shorts that almost don’t fit.

He takes a selfie — belly sticking out, smiling like a warrior. 😎

📸 Click — profile picture done.

🎥 FIRST VIDEO:

Title: “Welcome! This My First Video”

Darius hits record on his cracked phone camera:

Darius: “Hi guys, my name is Darius. This my first video — let’s see how fat I am.” 😅

He drags out a rusty scale. Steps on it…

🔢 116.4 kg.

Darius: “I am obese. You see it. I don’t care. I’m obese and I’m proud.” 😤

Then he turns to his table — a chaos feast:

🍛 Jollof Rice

🍜 Indomie

🍖 Red meat chunks

🥤 Fufu smoothie (yes, fufu blended in)

🔥 Pepper sauce dripping

Darius: “LET IT BEGIN.”

He devours the whole plate while humming Burna Boy songs, burping between bites. 💀

✂️ He edits the video using a laggy app — adds terrible music and a shaky transition.

He uploads it that night and goes to sleep.

⏳ 7 Days Later

Darius logs in nervously…

👀 234 views

👍 2 likes

💬 10 comments

He scrolls through:

💬 COMMENTS:

User12: “Bro you eating like you tryna die early 💀”

SkinnyKev: “You’re literally round. What is this channel 💀”

GymLadX: “Can’t tell if this is comedy or a cry for help”

Sarah_Fit: “This is not okay. You need help.”

DonFlex69: “You’re bold for posting this. I rate the madness.”

AmaraTheReal (his sister): “Big bro you funny 😂 but eat better pls”

Obinna_OldSchool: “This is disgraceful. You’re killing yourself slowly.”

JollofKing: “That plate is elite, but this ain’t it fam.”

MissKuda: “I laughed but then I felt sad.”

TinaOnFire: “Try gym, not YouTube 😭”

💬 Darius replies:

Darius: “Hate me all you want… I’m still gonna do it 💯.”

He locks his phone, turns over in bed.

🌒 Screen fades to black.

🛏️ Scene ends with Darius whispering to himself:

“Let them watch. I’m gonna show them something.” 😤🔥

End of Episode 1.

Want me to write Episode 2 next — maybe when Darius hits his first 1,000 views or gets in trouble at school because of the channel?

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