Lunch Break Horror: Mistaking Eggs for Quinoa
It happened during an ordinary lunch break, the kind defined by routine and mild distraction. She had stepped away from her desk, phone still buzzing with notifications, mind half focused on the afternoon ahead. Lunch was meant to be quick fuel, nothing more. A plastic container of salad sat open in front of her, greens glistening lightly with dressing. Without much thought, she sprinkled what she believed were quinoa grains across the top, small brown dots that looked perfectly at home among the lettuce and seeds.
At first glance, nothing seemed unusual. Quinoa had become such a common addition to salads that the sight barely registered. But something made her pause. Maybe it was the way the grains caught the light, or how uniform they appeared. She leaned closer, curiosity sharpening into unease. That was when her stomach turned.
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