Love Drunk

Caleb placed the tray full of a variety of dishes in front of me and then sat down on the bed while facing me. "What do you want to eat first?" he asked.

I looked at the hearty spread. There were waffles with maple syrup, pancakes with cream and blueberry jam, boiled eggs, ham and cheese sandwich, and scones with raspberry jam and cream.

"Ooh! Everything looks so delicious!" I clasped my palms together and let out a nervous chuckle.

I was nervous because despite everything looking delicious, there was not a single thing on that tray that I could eat. I was lactose intolerant and eggs gave me acute stomachache and headache. Every item on today's breakfast had either dairy or eggs or both.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you eating?"