Saturday, 15 January 2022

Sliced Off

I stared at the email for several moments, before I got up and headed into the kitchen.


I cracked open a few eggs, added sugar, flour, cocoa powder, milk, and began to mix, pour and make the cake.


She walked in as I was cutting up the slab and putting frosting between each layer.


"Celebrating the good news?" She asked me, sounding hopeful. I didn't turn around.


"Making something to help soothe bad news?" She asked, sounding sad.


I still didn't turn around.


"Were the eggs going bad?"


I showed her the email.


"That's extortion!"


I finished making my bribe.

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