The Monster Within My Stomach

 

What would you wait in line for?


    Food is one of the best aspects of God’s creations. Without food, I believe that the use of living would be pointless. Personally, I love food and not just one category. Foods from all cultures; from sweet to salty; from the tenderness to the thickness; from healthy to non-healthy. Some would consider me a pure fat ass. And I couldn’t care any less, I am proud to embrace this label of myself, and a nice, delicate meal is what I would wait in line for. 

    Back when I was a sophomore,  my family and I were visiting family, traveling around Paris. We were seeing amazing French monuments, such as the Eiffel Tower and the  Champs-Élysées, both amazing places to visit, by the way. After driving around in the car all day, I noticed there was a massive amount of emptiness within the crevices of my stomach. The malicious monster that resides in my abdominal cavity has not had any type of nutrition throughout the day, and that is a major problem. Of course, I asked my family if we could go to get some food, because I felt like I was going to die in a matter of minutes with no food in my system. I don’t know when, but at some point, I dozed off, and I woke up magically with pizza in my hand. Maybe it was because hungry, but this looked, felt, tasted like the best pizza I ever had in my life. The texture, delicateness of the crust, and the fluff were all there. I still think about that pizza to this day.


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