This Is How I Roll by Debbi Michiko Florence

Author:Debbi Michiko Florence [Michiko Florence, Debbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2022-09-28T00:00:00+00:00

“The star has arrived!” Koji announced as he let me into the house on Thursday. I took my shoes off and entered to see the kitchen transformed.

“Whoa,” I said, jaw dropping despite wanting to play it cool in front of Harley. Not only was the kitchen different, but so was she. She smiled so brightly at me that I stumbled back against Koji. He caught me, his hands warm on my arms.

I expected Harley to glare at me, but instead she spun to the kitchen with her hands in the air like she was a fairy sprinkling wishing dust in the air.

“Koji and I worked on this all morning,” she said.

Ah, that’s why she was in such a good mood. She’d had him all to herself for hours already. Harley was wearing cream shortalls with a ribbed pink tank top. I was glad I’d worn a fitted white tee with the navy-blue skirt that Charli had left at my house the last time she’d slept over. It really didn’t matter anyway since I’d be wearing an apron over my outfit the entire time.

I couldn’t lie though, not even to myself. The kitchen setup was spectacular. Koji and Harley had cleared the kitchen of any distractions. They’d moved the canisters and knickknacks off the back counter. Koji had set up his phone on a selfie stick, which I knew stabilized video recordings. And everything I’d told Koji I would need for this recipe was laid out neatly.

“It’s perfect,” I said. Because it was.

Harley clapped her hands once. “Right! Let’s get going. Sana, you stand over there. Koji, you’re going to film from back here to get the best angle.”

“Wait,” I said. “Let’s keep the same format as the first episode. Koji can record from above the counter and just show my hands and what I’m making.”

Harley gave me an approving nod. “Good point. You’re not the most important part of the video.”

“That’s not true at all,” Koji said, moving next to me at the counter. “Sana is the show. She’s the star and the creator. Without her, there are no adorable rice ball creatures.”

I tilted my face up at Koji, who gazed at me. My cheeks got warm.

“Yeah, yeah,” Harley said. “Got it. But Sana makes a good point. We don’t want to veer off from our format now that we’re establishing an audience.”

I felt stuck. I didn’t want to agree with Harley since she was only trying to shift the focus away from me, but I didn’t want to argue with her because I couldn’t risk showing my face on camera. It’s not like my parents would ever come across the video, but what if Charli did?

Koji nudged me with his shoulder and rested against mine. “You’re the star power, Sana. Whatever you say.”

“I think it’s better to focus on the food.”

“Great,” Harley shouted, making both me and Koji flinch. “Koji, get over here and start recording. We’ll edit tonight and post. It’s important not to let too much time go between episodes.

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