Tied up With String

Tied up With String

Hoehn's Bakery

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Berry Pastries & Chocolate Crullers

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I was happy to surrender. Surrender to the heat. To not melt. To not mix. To not bake. To walk three blocks in early morning sunny solitude.

Four berry pastries & six chocolate crullers.

$11.

My bag, two boxes full. Two boxes. Tied up with string.

With my hazels shaded, I walked three blocks more. Back home I pushed quickly through the door.

I was happy to surrender. Surrender to the cool. To not melt. To not mix. To not bake.

The chocolate. The sugar. The cake. Wishing to elicit a happy fate.

"Should we eat one?" I asked.

(one each)

Hesitation.

"We'll need the sugar for the work we're about to endure." I said. I pled.

I needn't say more.