Only Everything by Kieran Scott

Author:Kieran Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

True

“Any questions?”

I smiled at Dominic Cerlone, the manager and head baker at Goddess Cupcakes, and the first human I had recognized in Lake Carmody. I had matched him with his current wife back when they were in high school in Brooklyn, New York, and they had been together ever since. There was nothing better to bolster my mood than to see my successful work in progress, and to know that high school sweethearts could still make it, especially considering where I was concentrating my efforts these days.

It was Thursday afternoon, my fourth day on Earth, and the day of my first shift as an employee of Goddess Cupcakes, where I had been hired after yesterday’s brief interview. Dominic had just given me the general tour of the shop, including its impressive kitchen, from which emanated the sweet scent of baking cupcakes, the large stockroom, the small bathroom and break room for employees, and the garbage Dumpster out back. He’d run through the twenty-two cupcake flavors the eatery currently offered, as well as the five specials of the day, and laid out his theories on coffee.

“We don’t do fancy,” he’d told me. “You want nonfat, half-caf, extra foam with room? Go to Starbucks.”

I did remember liking him back in the day.

Behind the counter, the register dinged and the till slid open with a bang. The pretty, bespectacled girl working there, Tasha, handed change to a large woman toting a bag full of cupcake boxes.

“Yes. When do I get paid?” I asked.

Dominic laughed heartily. “Every Friday,” he said. “Except you won’t get paid this Friday because you’ve only got one shift this week, so it’ll be rolled into next week’s pay. Okay?”

My heart sank. Darnell had been a tad irritated this morning when I’d told him I couldn’t pay him back yet, and I knew a week’s delay wasn’t going to please him. But what was I going to do? I couldn’t ignore him or I’d risk expulsion from the school, and if that happened, I’d never complete my mission. I had to earn money, and I was grateful to Dominic for giving me a chance, with no work experience whatsoever (other than the countless years of sparking love between unsuspecting humans, including himself). I knew better than to complain.

“That’s fine,” I told him, smoothing the front of my white apron. On it was printed the establishment’s logo—a pink-iced cupcake wearing a white toga-style dress instead of a cupcake wrapper, silver stars dotting the icing, and a gold halo hovering over its pink peak. It was more of an angel than a goddess, but I understood the appeal. “What should I do now?”

“You’re on bussing for the rest of the day.” He stepped behind the counter and came out with a pink rectangular bin. “Go around and remove empty plates and cups, clean up used napkins and whatnot. If someone still has food on their plate, make sure you ask if they’re done. Okay?”

“Okay. I’m on it,” I told him as he headed back to the kitchen.

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