Say cheese

Every day for breakfast I make a sandwich with two slices of multigrain bread, two slices of cooked turkey, a slice of cheese, and some seasonings so it doesn't taste too bland. It's filling and the keeps me from having an energy crash too early in the morning due to its mixture of complex carbs, protein and fats.

But, this morning is different.

With my third sandwich bite I notice something I haven't noticed before. It's slightly rubbery and lacks flavour. When I take another bite, I realize I can't break through this membrane of sorts. Is it the meat? Has it gone bad? Is it the cheese? Is it old and too tough to bite?

Actually, it's neither. It's a piece of plastic.

In the rush of making my breakfast this morning, I removed a slice of cheese from the package and didn't peel off the plastic that separates the slices (or else they'd all stick to one another). And because I'm practically asleep when I make my breakfast, I have to be reminded of that fact whenever I'm munching on a slice of plastic instead of a slice of cheese for breakfast.

Stupid plastic.