Under Borrowed Stars
The Smell of Warm Bread
I shout, my voice echoing.
Claire
Don't keep shouting.
Claire
Whose brilliant idea was it to open a bakery?
Camilla
Whose idea? Not mine.
The smell of the fresh baking flowed through the room and it is my favourite fragrance.
I could tell the flavours of strawberry, vanilla, banana, and every other which others wouldn't even notice.
But I did and had it not been that we are running a bakery, I would have engulfed them all by myself.
Rosalie
Trays coming through.
Rosalie
Keep distance if you wanna add another day to your life.
That's Rosalie, my bestfriend. She helps us during the holidays.
Camilla
Yup, I will take that.
Camilla
God knows when you might drop them. How clumsy you are.
I quickly take over and place it on the counter.
I take a moment to admire our first tray of the day.
It's tiring but I will never get tired of it.
Camilla
Is the bread done yet?
Camilla
It should be. Go check before it burns.
Rosalie
Yeah, sure. Make me do all the work without even paying me.
Camilla
I am paying you. With my previous presence, obviously.
She rolls her eyes at me but goes anyway.
Claire
That's what you get for being Cam's bestfriend.
My mom says laughingly as she enters tying her hair up in a bun.
Claire
And you. Go put on an apron. And tie that goddamn hair up.
I turn on my heels. And as I open the door which leads into our home, I hear the chime of the bell.
There we go. Our first customer of the day.
Claire
Oh, hello darling. It's been quite some time.
I turned my head to see but not before Rosalie crashed into me.
And we both fell prey to falling down.
Camilla
What the heck, Rose?!
Rosalie
Sorry! Didn't mean that.
Rosalie
My brother's coming over.
Rosalie
And I don't want him to.
Rosalie
He doesn't need to.
She blurts everything out while pulling me up.
Camilla
You brother...? You don't mean....?
Rosalie
How many brothers do I have again?
I hear a voice behind me. The familiar voice. A voice that feels threatening to others but home to me.
I close my eyes and take a second to ease myself.
Ours eyes instantly lock.
The gaze soft and familiar on me.
My voice comes out in a whisper.
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