The Magical Land of Birthdays No. 2: The Mystery of the Birthday Basher

The Magical Land of Birthdays No. 2: The Mystery of the Birthday Basher — page 7
to herself But not just any doll A sophisticated elegant doll A doll wearing a gorgeous ball gown in sparkly pink of course And that’s what inspired Amirah to try baking a doll cake for Paulina She sketched quickly even though it was hard for her hand to keep up with all the new thoughts popping into her mind When she finished sketching Amirah sat back studied her cake drawing and smiled to herself Yes It was perfect perfect for Paulina Now all Amirah needed to do was get some special ingredients at the store Mama and Amirah loved to bake more than just about anything else so they kept their kitchen stocked with all the staples butter sugar flour eggs But Paulina’s cake would need a little something extra Amirah bounded out of the room and found her mother in the kitchen putting away the clean dishes Mama Can you take me to the store she asked breathlessly What do you need Mama asked raising an eyebrow We just refilled the sprinkles last week I know Amirah said with a grin She showed Mama her sketch What do you think I want to make this cake for Paulina It’s beautiful princess Mama replied She’s going to love it I want to get some pink glitter candles and some sugar pearls for the dress Oh Maybe I can even get some candy flowers too Amirah exclaimed adding a few more notes to her sketch Mama reached for her keys I’ll get Amir and meet you at the car Thanks Mama Amirah said She impulsively stood on her tiptoes to give Mama a kiss on the cheek then bounded out the front door so joyfully that her curls bounced Despite the heat