WRITING OBSTACLE

Write a story where the protagonist begins to lose their sense of taste.

This is a real condition called ageusia. Try to imagine creatively how someone with this condition would feel whilst eating food.

Senses Disappearing

YA fiction

*Beep beep, beep beep!*

“Ughh.” I groan. I shut off my alarm and begrudgingly get out of bed and trudge into the kitchen. I quickly make myself some chocolate chip pancakes before I head to work. Mmmm! They look so good, smell good too! I dig in and wait for the chocolate taste to hit my taste buds. Wait a second? I can barely taste it! Oh no, am I coming down with the flu?! Ugh, just my luck! Sick before an important work meeting! Ugh! I finish getting ready and head to work.

*Lunch time*

I order in some food from my favorite Chinese place and start to eat. Oh great, now I can’t taste anything! This sucks! I finish eating without tasting a single thing and get back to work.

*Dinner*

Hours later and I still can’t taste! You know what? I’m going to go get this checked out at the doctors office.

Once I get into the doctors, he runs a bunch of tests. And now we wait…

Ok, apparently I have a condition that makes me lose my taste… great. I guess I’ll just have to try and make the best of it.

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