Taking Heart by Gray June & Wilette Youkey

Author:Gray, June & Wilette Youkey [Gray, June]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

chapter ten

Ren could feel it in her gut: it was going to be a day from hell. From the moment she’d woken up, everything had gone wrong. First she discovered a flat tire on her bike, then as soon as she stepped foot in the bakery, Padma informed her that a customer had cancelled a huge wedding cake order, one that they had already begun to prepare for. Then Jolene called in, saying that Nina had been throwing up all morning from a mysterious bug that was going around at preschool. The final straw was when the rustic table that held their pretty macaron and cupcake displays collapsed, scattering a rainbow of pastries all over the bakery floor.

“I don’t know how this day could get much worse,” Ren said as she handed Padma the broom and dustpan. She carefully made her way past the pastry warzone and squatted by the fallen white table. “Looks like one of the legs just decided to bite the dust.” She held up the broken leg and rued the day she’d brought it home from a garage sale. The seller had told her it only needed a coat of fresh paint. He hadn’t mentioned anything about fractured legs that could make it appear as though a unicorn farted all over the bakery floor.

“I guess we’ll just need to buy another table,” Padma said and tsk-tsked about the wasted food. “Those were some good looking cupcakes too.”

Ren picked up the edge of the table and rolled it to the corner of the store. “I think it can be fixed,” she said, running her fingers along the beautiful scalloped edge that had sealed the deal for her purchase. “I’d hate to waste it, since it’s so beautiful.”

“Renee,” Padma said with a hint of a smile. “You’re the only one who thinks that table is beautiful.”

Ren walked in a half-circle as she contemplated Padma’s words, but couldn’t see anything other than the charming small dinette she’d seen potential in. “Well, I think it’s lovely, so I’m going to try and save it.”

“Do you know of anybody who can fix it?” Padma asked.

Her dead father aside, Ren knew of only one other person who worked with furniture. “Yeah, but he lives in California,” she said with a sigh.

“Oh, that table is definitely not worth a plane ticket,” Padma said and continued to sweep. “Don’t worry, Renee. We will just buy a new one from Craigslist.”

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