Slothlands Academy

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I approached the pinnacle of the preparation of a meal, where suddenly all parts of the creation come together, and hopefully the vision is realised.

I spooned the smooth glistening strawberry coulis onto the plates, ran over to full length mirror to check my appearance, quickly wiped down and then polished my dress where it showed signs of kitchen use, slipped on my heels, and returned to the streamer just in time to hear it ping. Grinning at the possibly not over subtle arrangement of asparagus spears on the coulis, I carried the plates through to the dining room.

I was unsure what had happened in my absence but Ed Master had that very intense look deep in his eyes, the ones which every student at Slothlands learnt very quickly that it showed that he meant business.

I stood, just inside the doorway, waiting for Ed Master’s signal to serve.