Cooking Up

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Camden didn't have a lot of time to cook steaks or chicken for the residents so he rummaged through the freezers and fridges but saw nothing that was usable or suitable for digestion. He sighed, rubbing his face and trying to think of his options. He then remembered he had a whole team and he exited the kitchen and found the receptionist and the cleaner, Deon and Kourtney. "Hi guys", Camden said, "What's up?". "Nothing much", Deon answered, "Just waiting for Jean to come and take over for the nightshift". "Can I ask a favour from you guys?", Camden asked. Jean and Deon didn't like this. "Yeah", Jean asked, "What's up?". "Would it be possible for you guys to go out to the nearest supermarket and just get me like 5 bags of potatoes, 10 bags of the biggest bag of chicken nuggets you can find and a variety of soft drinks? Please?", Camden asked. Deon looked at Jean and Jean looked at Deon. "That really isn't in our contracts", Deon said, "And it gets very dangerous around this time. I'm not sure". Camden sighed and put his hands on his hips. "Alright, I'll go out and get the stuff myself", he said, "Can you at least watch the kitchen and make sure no one gets in and kills themselves?". Jean and Deon nodded. Camden walked out of the building and found his car. It was going to be a long night. 

$500 worth of food later Camden made it back to the kitchen and employed Deon and Jean to help him cook. The first 15 teens who got food immediately began complimenting the food. "Now this is what I expected when I got here", a teen said, smiling as he returned to his friends. That made Camden feel good as he loaded more plates full of chicken nuggets, and mashed potatoes and filled more cups of Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Spite, 7-Up and Fanta. Deon and Jean were surprised by the positive reception from the food and this made them feel good as well. The rush for food lasted from 3:30-7 and Camden could relax. "That was overwhelming", he said to Jean as she mopped the floor. "You got the kids on side though", she commented, "That's not easy to do". Camden gave a weak smile; he was finally getting somewhere. 

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