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"𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝒾𝓉𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽 𝒹𝒶𝓎. 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝒸𝑜𝑔𝓃𝒾𝓏𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒾𝓉. 𝐻𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝓅𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒹𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝑜𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒."
~ 𝒜𝓃𝑜𝓃𝓎𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓈
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"Tarts are ready!" called a cheerful Hebe from the kitchen. Alex's aunt who had been named after the Greek Goddess swiftly hauled the tray out of the oven. Her rosy cheeks blossoming with pride as Alex's nostrils flared with the nostalgia of stewed apples and sprinkled cinnamon.
Patiently she waited as Hebe dispersed a quick snowstorm of brown sugar over the flowery tart- where thin slices of the fruit circulated on the top, each peaking upwards like petals. Refusing to wait, her mouth was already watering like a fountain.
Noticing her hand subconsciously begin to gravitate towards the steaming treat, Hebe swatted her niece's arm away. "I meant this tart," she swiftly handed her a plate where a blue and pink tart with swirling cream met her gaze. She was always exploring her cooking through colour.
"Is this a new recipe of yours?" asked Alex, sniffing the tart cautiously.
"Mhm, tell me what you think about it."
Her niece's heart sank a little as she scooped a little onto her fork. Her tastebuds still cried out for the sweet relish of her aunt's staple dish. To swirl over flecks of cinnamon-infused pastry until finding herself licking the plate clean.
Instead, she was met with the gentle kiss of watermelon on her tongue. Almost as light as a fairy floss but warm and buttery like a muffin.
"Soo... what'd you think?"
"It's good- really good." murmured Alex between another mouthful. She was ready to cut herself another slice when the bell at the cafe's front door rang inciting that someone had entered.
Quickly springing to her feet, she dusted herself off and darted to greet the customer. All the while Hebe gazed back at her half-finished plate with a light amusement sparkling in her eyes.
(and then I never finished the story :P)
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Short StoryAn accumulation of short stories and flash fiction I've written over the past few years. Most of these are unedited. I've created this to keep track of my improvement and to have a place to store all my random pieces together. I probably won't touch...
