But on the other bed lay another cake! Clutching the bedsheets, I examined it and saw a name written on the side in icing. Suddenly I heard noise from behind me and I wobbled around to see a puppy dashing at me. "Oh no, no!" I put my hands up and braced myself for the collision. It was like a strike in bowling. My feet went up from under me as the dog tackled my stomach and licked me unmercifully. Gasping, I checked the puppy's collar for his name and realized it matched the name on the cake. "This- this is your bed??" I gestured to the king sized bed with my mouth agape. As if in agreement, the puppy jumped up on the bed, turning around a couple times before settling down with a satisfied look on his muzzle. "I'd better be going anyway," I muttered to myself. My attempts to stand up again in roller skates were pathetic. I eventually had to hold on to the bed for support and just as I had gotten both feet firmly right side up, I gave a tug to pull myself up and the cake fell from the bed. Half of it went on me and the other part on my roller skates and the floor. The puppy was excited as ever over the prospect of food and jumped off the bed. I stood there with him running circles around me and cake dripping off my nose when suddenly I heard a gasp from the doorway. Whirling around was a mistake, as I fell yet again. I looked up to see a maid bustling towards me with a determined look on her face. "Uh oh," I gulped. "Sorry for the mess-" I started, but she cut in.
"Young mistress! The others are waiting for you in the foyer! Hurry and clean yourself up so that you don't get left behind!" I was bewildered. "The... others?"
"Yes, yes! You said that you wanted to go to the store with them but you spent so long in coming that they sent me to find you. Now chop chop!" Her expression softened. "Don't worry dear, there's some extra towels in the third restroom. Hurry along and you'll find them in no time."
She shooed my away after taking my roller skates and I went back out to the hall to look for the bathroom. Once I found it, I was able to quickly clean up with a stack of large towels by the sink and then I was back in the hallway, wondering where the foyer was.
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The four of us strolled through the store. The younger girl tugged on the sleeve of her older sister (who, in my opinion, strongly resembled Lupita Nyong'o). "Look, a honeycomb machine! Please, can we get some?" The mother stepped in and gave the girl some money. Once it was deposited into the machine, an automatic voice spoke. "Please keep hands away from opening until product is fully ready." Through the glass, I saw a tool moving in a sawing motion and a blast of smoke was released. Suddenly something fell to the bottom of the machine,
"Young mistress! The others are waiting for you in the foyer! Hurry and clean yourself up so that you don't get left behind!" I was bewildered. "The... others?"
"Yes, yes! You said that you wanted to go to the store with them but you spent so long in coming that they sent me to find you. Now chop chop!" Her expression softened. "Don't worry dear, there's some extra towels in the third restroom. Hurry along and you'll find them in no time."
She shooed my away after taking my roller skates and I went back out to the hall to look for the bathroom. Once I found it, I was able to quickly clean up with a stack of large towels by the sink and then I was back in the hallway, wondering where the foyer was.
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The four of us strolled through the store. The younger girl tugged on the sleeve of her older sister (who, in my opinion, strongly resembled Lupita Nyong'o). "Look, a honeycomb machine! Please, can we get some?" The mother stepped in and gave the girl some money. Once it was deposited into the machine, an automatic voice spoke. "Please keep hands away from opening until product is fully ready." Through the glass, I saw a tool moving in a sawing motion and a blast of smoke was released. Suddenly something fell to the bottom of the machine,
