IVY I didn’t know how, but after a long time, I managed to finish my whole lunch, and I felt embarrassed to do that in front of Mr Collins, considering it was the first time he would see me eat. After I had stubbornly told him that I was fine with eating my lunch back in the office, I then went ahead to eat every single thing I was served, and the smile on his face wasn't helping either. I knew he could tell that his stare made me nervous. At the same time, I knew that if he had let me go, by the time I got to the office, lunch break would be over, and I wouldn't be able to eat anything for the whole day, which meant I would starve myself. I had never been a perpetual eater. I was used to skipping meal times because it had always been that way for me even before I moved out and starte

