Mia a Matter of Taste by Coco Simon

Author:Coco Simon
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

CHAPTER 11

A Gooey, Sticky Cupcake Party!

Welcome to the cupcake party!” Katie shrieked as she opened her front door Friday night.

“You are crazy,” I said, shaking my head as she dragged me inside her house.

When we got to her kitchen, Emma and Alexis were already there. On the table were a dozen already baked cupcakes and lots of bowls of toppings.

“Am I late?” I asked. “I thought the meeting was at seven.”

“You’re not late,” Katie replied. “This is a cupcake meeting. It’s also a surprise going-away party to your braces-free teeth.”

I looked at Emma and Alexis. “What is going on?”

Alexis pointed to the toppings. “Once you get your braces, you won’t be able to eat sticky, gooey things. Well, unless you brush your teeth right away. So we have prepared a sticky, gooey feast for you.”

Emma held up the first topping bowl like she was a model on a game show. “First, we have delicious gummy worms. So sticky!”

Getting into the spirit, Katie picked up another bowl. “Marshmallow topping. Like glue, but sweet!”

“And perhaps stickiest of all—caramel topping!” Alexis said, pointing to a bowl of golden, creamy goodness.

I couldn’t believe it. “You guys are the best!”

Katie picked up a spoon. “Let’s do this!”

Katie had made chocolate cupcakes, which were delicious with both the marshmallow and the caramel. We covered the cupcakes with marshmallow topping, some with caramel, and some with both. Then we added gummy worms.

I held up my hands, which were coated with marshmallow and caramel. “This is seriously gross!”

Everyone’s hands were the same. Katie looked over at the sink and yelled, “Mom!”

Mrs. Brown came into the kitchen. “Oh, my,” she said, looking at the cupcakes. “You are all going to need to brush and floss immediately after you eat these!”

I could tell she was kidding. Even though she is a dentist, she doesn’t go around making her guests brush their teeth.

“Can you turn on the faucet for us, please?” Katie asked.

“Gladly!” her mom replied.

We all washed our hands and then settled down to eat our cupcakes. Thankfully, Mrs. Brown poured glasses of milk for us.

“If we didn’t have the milk, I think my mouth would be glued shut,” I said. “Then I couldn’t get braces. Hey, maybe that’s not a bad idea.”

Alexis took a bite of cupcake. “You know, we seriously need to have our meeting. We still don’t have an idea for the carnival.”

“I’m sorry,” I said. “All I can think about these days are glasses and braces.”

“I must have spring fever or something,” Katie said. “I can’t think of anything.”

“Maybe spring fever could be a theme,” Emma suggested.

Alexis frowned. “I don’t know. That kind of sounds like a disease. Not a good way to sell cupcakes.”

Emma looked thoughtful. “Okay, it’s spring, but we’re really celebrating that school will be over soon. So . . . summer? Lemon-yellow sunshine cupcakes?”

“Or butterflies?” Katie suggested. “You know, like we’re flying away from school?”

“Hmm. Freedom!” Alexis added.

“My teeth have seen their last days of freedom,” I joked. “Tomorrow they’ll be going to jail.

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