Chapter 1 Haunted Bakery Malcolm’s mouth watered as he gazed down at the brownie on his plate No one made brownies better than Flour Power Bakery Not only were they delicious they were as thick as a ham sandwich and as big as a math book And that was before the whipped cream and sprinkles See how much you can cram in your mouth at once Malcolm’s best friend Dandy dared him
Malcolm took a giant lick of the whipped cream cold and smooth on his tongue Then he picked up the brownie opened wide and chomped Yummmmm He didn’t even care that some got plastered across his chin and cheeks What are you waiting for he asked Dandy Dandy looked down at his own colossal cupcake with its Incredible Hulk green frosting He ran a finger across the top scooping up a massive glob of the sugary buttery frosting Just before it reached his mouth Dandy’s finger twitched flicking the frosting splat onto Malcolm’s nose Malcolm crossed his eyes and looked down at the green glob Hey What gives I didn’t do it on purpose Dandy answered My finger jerked Before
Malcolm could wipe it off Dandy reached over and scraped it back onto his finger I’m not wasting this He brought it to his mouth again Whack It flew off hitting Malcolm’s ear Will you stop it Malcolm yelled I’m sorry Dandy said My finger is jerky today He scooped off the frosting and brought it quickly to his mouth But just as it got close his finger flicked again The frosting took flight sailing past Malcolm and hitting the backside of a woman who was bending over to pick up her purse She popped up and looked around to see where it had come from Oops Dandy said under his breath He examined his finger bending it like he was calling someone over That’s so weird I’m really not trying to do anything
Malcolm looked up as a group of Flour Power waiters marched out of the kitchen carrying an enormous pink cake with five lit candles They smiled proudly in their lime-green chef’s coats and muffin-shaped chef’s hats The crew set the cake in the middle of a long table of kindergartners and a few adults as they sang Happy Birthday Everyone at the table joined in with Happy birthday dear Daisy Once the song was sung little Daisy closed her eyes making her wish Then she sucked in a breath opened her eyes and All the candles went out on their own Huh Did you see that Malcolm asked Dandy Dandy nodded Daisy looked at the cake in surprise and then looked up at her parents
