Starved for Love

Summary

The year I hit my peak as a competitive eater—pure, unadulterated hunger—I could put away ten burgers in one sitting.

For my sixteenth birthday, my parents asked me what I wanted for a gift.

I told them I wanted to go to an all-you-can-eat luxury buffet.

It had been so long since I'd felt full.

Seeing me drooling with anticipation, my dad instantly lost his temper.

"Leo, why do you always have to act like your mother and I mistreat you?!"

"Like at dinner tonight. Your brother just took the last two pieces of braised pork, and you looked like it killed you."