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"Layla, can you pass me the flour please?" Janet said. It was 3:00 in the afternoon at Sweet Treats Cafe. People were rushing in just to get one little lick of those beautiful cakes. 4:00 PM is usually when people start clamoring in, but they were an hour early! "Will everyone form a line please? I don't need another cake incident like yesterday." Janet informed. "And everyone stop fighting!" It got quiet in the bakery so Layla put some Christmas music on. People were either bopping to the beat or just dancing. "Thank you Layla." Janet wh...
It was August 3rd in Sunnydale, California. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. But Maria was still sleeping. Her brother, Pedro came into her room and started shaking her. "Maria get up. Today's the day." Pedro said. Pedro went to the kitchen to get a water bottle. He came back to her room and sprayed her! "Wake up Maria!" Maria jerked up and started yelling at Pedro. "What did you do that for! Can't you see I am trying to sleep?" Maria yelled. Pedro laughed and walked out of the room. "Ugh! Why wasn't I an only child?!" Maria e...
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