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𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟮 𝗣𝗠
It was a normal day at the Bakery, just around the corner at Yoylecake Avenue. It was where Two worked. They were the only one watching the bakery that day, and, unfortunately for them, there were almost no customers that day, which made them extremely bored; Behind the counter, they stood with their head resting on their hand, glancing at the flat-screen that sat at the back of the Bakery, playing the first episode of a newly released game show, Battle For Dream Island, named "𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦". The way it worked was simple- 20 contestants battling to win a "Dream Island. " Although Two had loved the show, the contestants weren't the people they cared about. The host, Announcer, was the person Two was most interested in.
You see, Two had wanted to be a host for a long time, since they were extremely young. Since they were about 7 years old, everyday they would watch on their old TV and sit there for hours, watching nothing but TV shows, game shows, etc. Even after just finishing college did they want to become a TV show host.
Whilst they locked their eyes onto the TV, the Bakery door swung open, making them jump slightly.
A person with bright-yellow curls, wearing a white blouse, a small, blue bowtie, a frilly, light yellow skirt, perfectly topped off with lace, a pair of polka-dot tights, with a cute pair of yellow shoes and blue hair bows walked into the small shop.
"Oh hey X! What's up! " Two said, smiling politely at the person in front of the counter.
"Hi Two! I'm here to pick up the birthday cake I ordered last week. " X replied, grinning gleefully.
The problem was, Two had completely forgotten to prepare the cake for X.
"Uh oh." Two mumbled. "Well.. Funny, because I completely forgot to make it. " They hesitated, smiling nervously.
X's grin had turned to a big frown. "TWO! Four's birthday is TOMORROW!" They exclaimed, waving their hands around.
"I know, I know.. " Two's awkward expression had slowly turned into a weird look; it wasn't certain if it was a sad kind of look, it was more of a disappointed look. "BUT! Don't worry! It'll be done later on. " Two said, now with a proud smile on their face.
"I doubt you're gonna do it.." X replied with a tentative tone.
"Trust me on this one X! It's currently my top priority and it will be done in about an hour and 40 minutes. "
Two insisted.
"Okayy.. Fine. But it better be fully prepared when I'm back! I'll send you a message when I arrive. " X said before leaving the small bakery shop.
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As soon as X had left, Two immediately got to work. They were working so much, it felt as if their hands were going to fall off!
After the batter was fully made and was placed in the oven, Two had of course glued their eyes to the TV screen again. When it was finally getting to the challenge bit, an AD had interrupted the episode.
"Ugh, seriously?! At the part where it was starting to get good?! " Two sighed, irritated. Until a familiar voice caught Their attention; They easily recognised the voice, since it was the same voice they heard at the local skateboard shop sat in front of the bakery. They always heard that one particular voice every time they walked past the shop. The person with the "voice" was named "Nine". Two knew that was them, because they always wore a pair of sunnies, a blue and yellow jacket with the name "NINE" labelled next to the zip, almost EVERYWHERE they went did they bring a blue, white and yellow skateboard with them, they always wore a blue, yellow and white cap, AND, they always wore the exact same pair of jeans.
Two kept their eyes on the screen, until..
*𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚! *
The cake was finally baked!
Two slowly took out the freshly baked cake out of the oven while wearing a ripped, thick pair of mittens.
The last step was: frosting it. The step that Two loved whenever it came to baking cakes.
After the cake was placed on the counter, Two had checked the clock. They were running out of time!
"19:05? OH NO! THERES ONLY 15 MINUTES LEFT!" Two exclaimed, quickly decorating the cake with whatever they could find.
After they finished decorating, they checked the time again. They had only 2 minutes left!
They quickly wrapped the cake and added a big label which read "Happy Birthday, Four! "
While they were finishing wrapping the cake, a loud *𝗕𝗨𝗭𝗭* Came from their phone.
X was here! And Two hadn't finished wrapping yet!
They quickly placed the cake into a large box and added a small tie to keep it closed.
"Phew! " Two languished, tiredly. The cake was finally finished!
The door swept open and X had walked into the bakery.
"Hi Two! Is the cake done? " X questioned, smiling politely at Two.
"Yup! It's all done! " Two boasted while placing it onto the counter, lifting the lid to reveal the cake.
"Woah Two, this is great! Thanks! " X replied, smiling.
"Hah! It's what I do! " Two said proudly.
"Alright, I'll leave now, bye, Two! " X cheered, before walking out of the bakery.
Two checked the time again; 19:56, great. The bakery was going to close in 4 minutes. In the meantime, Two obviously watched another episode of BFDI.
After the bakery had closed, Two went to get a snack, then they eventually went to their apartment, which was about a 10-minute walk from where they currently were.
𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟰 𝗣𝗠
When they reached their apartment, with the number "71" they reached for their key in their pocket and unlocked the door slowly.
They walked in to see their roommate, Eight, sat on the couch in front of the TV, watching the 3rd episode of BFDI, named "𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘈 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭? " shoving handfuls of popcorn into their mouth.
"Oh hey Two! How was your shift at the bakery? " Eight asked, stuffing his face with more popcorn.
"Tiring." Two croaked, tossing their bag to the side and dragged themself to change into comfier clothes and to do their daily skincare routine.
It was the first time Eight had seen Two so.. Unpresentable. Usually anywhere they go, they go with perfect flowy hair, nice makeup and straightened clothes. When they came back, Eight instantly noticed that their hair was tangled, their clothes were uneven, and their makeup was messy.
"Pfft, That bad, huh? " Eight said, chuckling before staring at the screen again.
As soon as Two was ready, they threw themselves into bed and went to sleep.
After a while, Eight eventually went to bed too.
"Night, buddy. " Eight whispered, before they too finally went to sleep.
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