"Didn’t you just eat, dear? Why is your stomach growling?” Beatrice inquires as she tucks me under the covers, her fingers grazing over my stomach as it rumbles beneath her palm. She's insisted that I remain in bed for the next 24 hours. My muscles ache from the brief excursion downstairs and back up, ensuring I won’t attempt that again soon.

“No, I haven’t,” I reply, and my stomach growls again.

“Why? I thought creamy shrimp pasta is one of your favorites.”

“You ...