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When Life Gives You Lemons
While Burt created a wedding cake, the radio crackled. “Evacuate, citizens!” a voice shouted. “An asteroid will hit us in ninety minutes and could flatten the town!”
“I’ve never let a bride down,” Burt muttered. “However, my notes are unclear on whether to do strawberry or lemon filling.”
The asteroid lowered itself through the clouds, blocking out the sun; its cratered face peered through the bakery’s window.
“Lemon,” it rumbled. “Bride not coming.”
“Okay,” Burt said.
When the cake was finished, it slipped through a sinkhole.
After the dust cleared, parts of the town were destroyed. The bakery remained standing.
From Guest Contributor Susmita Ramani
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