Burn
“Cinder muttered under her breath. Zae’s Labor Day spread was impressive in quantity, quality, and the sheer overabundance of meat. Just about every animal in the barnyard had been on the grill, and Zae’s guests sat around her backyard chomping on ribs, chicken breast, lamb chops, sirloin steak, hamburgers, hot dogs and Johnsonville brats.
Grasping a heavy-duty paper plate, Cinder slowly moved down the buffet table Zae had set up along one end of her deck. Though she had asked guests not to brin...g anything, many had, and Zae had quarantined their dishes to a rusty old card table bereft of even a tablecloth. Before Zae could see her and stop her, Cinder helped herself to a ladleful of Chip’s fruit salad, a vivid, fragrant combination of watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, seedless green and red grapes, and sliced starfruit sprinkled with fresh mint leaves. She also took a few of the homemade taro chips Sionne had brought, eager for her first taste of Samoan food.
Gian had enlisted his mother to make lasagna, and she’d clearly thought Gian had intended to feed five hundred rather than fifty.MoreLess
Grasping a heavy-duty paper plate, Cinder slowly moved down the buffet table Zae had set up along one end of her deck. Though she had asked guests not to brin...g anything, many had, and Zae had quarantined their dishes to a rusty old card table bereft of even a tablecloth. Before Zae could see her and stop her, Cinder helped herself to a ladleful of Chip’s fruit salad, a vivid, fragrant combination of watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, seedless green and red grapes, and sliced starfruit sprinkled with fresh mint leaves. She also took a few of the homemade taro chips Sionne had brought, eager for her first taste of Samoan food.
Gian had enlisted his mother to make lasagna, and she’d clearly thought Gian had intended to feed five hundred rather than fifty.MoreLess
Read book Burn for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
8 / 10
9 / 10
10 / 10
User Reviews: