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Now, onto the story...
Chapter 2: Cam
"Ugh where are they?" Maya asks, typing away on her iphone, a worried expression covering her pale face. "I'm sure they just forgot... I mean, can you blame them?" I ask, getting up from our table to throw away trash. We'd stopped at a nearby park where all the food trucks are parked, waiting for Tristan and Fab to meet us. After a hectic experience back in the states, Gee told us to head home early. Tristan and Fab had agreed to a movie night at my place and to help us bake for international food day at degrassi on Monday. Sadly, we'd been stuck with France and couldn't think of a single thing to bake. But armed with his culinary knowledge, Tristan's determined to help us, if he ever shows up. "Maybe they just forgot. Call him again." I say, trying to comfort her. "Okay. I'll be right back. Stay there. And don't even think of eating my taco... and I know that's what she said!" Maya says, peeved and agitated from a stressful morning. Katie had flown in but was stuck at the airport with a flight delay.
A chilling gust of wind picks up the stray leaves on the black pavement and sends them swirling into the air. I hear the voice of nails on a chalkboard a few feet away. I look up to make sure my suspicions are correct. Unfortunately, they are, and I come face to face with Diane Meltrigger. "Diane, what are you doing here?" I ask, getting up from the white plastic chair I'd been sitting in and crossing to her, my arms over my chest. "My my Campbell Saunders. I never thought I'd see the likes of you after your move to the big city." She says angrily, pursed lips and narrow eyes. "What are you doing in Toronto?" "Visiting family. God, do you really think I would come here for you. I know back in Kapuskasing you thought you were the shit, but I was never one to adore idle people." She says, kicking around dirt and not making eye contact. "I just want to know if you're okay." I say sincerely. "Oh yeah, like my world was rocked when you left. Sure Cam, I can't live without you." She says dramatically. "You were always one for drama Diane." I mumble, beginning to walk away from her. "Campbell wait." She was the only one in town that would use my full name regularly. "Yes Diane." "He's okay... he's getting better everyday." "Good. I- I miss him so much." "He misses you too Campbell. But you're better off here. You have friends here. You have a whole new life here. And not a day goes by that I wish you were home. But, I do know that you're thriving and you look happy." "I am happy Diane. I miss you and... well everyone. I have to go now, but text me. Maybe we could have dinner together...?" "I'd like that Cam." She says, picking up her bag and walking away, her bracelets making music as she made her way down the street.
"Gahh! They're not coming." Maya says angrily, locking her phone and shoving it into her pants pocket. "Its okay. We can figure this out, I know we can." I say, placing a reassuring hand over hers as her clenched fist begins to relax and her fingers uncurl. "I will be zen." She says, closing her eyelids gently and taking in a deep breath.
"I never knew cooking could be this hard." Maya says, glancing at the instructions in a cookbook lying around her house. "What's poaching?" She asks, flipping through the book quickly and sighing in frustration. "I think it has something to do with eggs." I say, scrolling down the list of french recipes on my computer screen. "What about crepes... could we make crepes?" I ask, looking up and a now sullen Maya, who had dragged her back across the wall she'd been leaning on and placed the cookbook on her lap, continuing her search. "Do they look tough to make." She asks, her glasses slipping to the tip of her nose. "Easiest thing I've encountered thus far that doesn't involve snails." I say shrugging and looking at the instructions. "Sounds like a plan." Maya says, closing the cookbook and getting up from the ground, wiping her hands on her jeans.
"First we need to whisk a cup of flour and 2 large eggs." I say, getting up from my chair and walking to the cabinet. "Where's your whisk?" I ask, opening and closing draws as I continue on in my search. "Top drawer on your right." She says, turning her head towards me from the open fridge she'd been standing at.
I grab the whisk and a mixing bowl, crossing back to the kitchen table to glance at the recipe once more. "All whisked." Maya says after combining the ingrediants. "Marvelous. Now we need a half cup of milk and a half cup of water added to that." I say, reading down the list. "Can you get the measuring cup for me? Top drawer center in the back." She says, putting the egg carton back into the fridge. "For you madam." I say, bestowing her with the measuring cup. "My hero." She says dramatically, a hand over her heart. "Alright. All combined. What now?" "Two tablespoons of butter and a half a teaspoon of salt and we should be good."
"How? How could you have possibly messed that up?" Tristan squacks as he enters the now destroyed kitchen. "Well. I put the batter in the pan and I hit the arm of it really hard by accident and it went flying... can you help me fix it." Maya pleads, a pained expression washing over her face. "Fine." He says, rolling both his eyes and his sleeves as he walked over to the stained wall and surveyed the damage. "But you owe me... Both of you owe me." He says, pointing an accusing fingure between the two of us and sighing.
Sorry if it was short. I just wanted to get something sort of edited out there for you guys while I think of new chapter ideas. Also, I forgot to mention how great TTOML was. It was funny and sad but also had some romance and shocking twists. And Eclare sex. Truly magical. Please review if you have the time. I appreciate all favorites/follows/reviews and hold each and every one of them near to my heart. Have a great summer guys, now if only it could be July 11th already. Oh and who's excited for the new characters.
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