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Oh no.
All for her? Only for her? The thought of food almost made her stomach churn, but she couldn't say no. That would be incredibly rude. Mercedes would turn this little guy down and he slaved over a hot stove for her? When was the last time a guy had ever done anything so generous for her? There was most probably not a single guy in this school that would even spare a glance at Mer. But she asked about bacon cupcakes ONCE, and here he was.
"Of course, I want 'em."
White lies, baby. It's Mercedes's favorite new trait. The brunette handed Drake two-hundred and fifty dollars-- which meant, Mer, oh poor little Mer, was broke. But that was okay! She gave out to everyone today. It was all for charity, for them to feel accomplished, happy even. Maybe Mercedes wanted to feel something other than... whatever she's been feeling. It was like an empty pit in her stomach, something that ate at her chest in a way.
It just sat there, tormenting her. Was it guilt? It had to be.
She'd done something for everyone today but not the people who mattered. Mercedes didn't do anything for CK, Valerie, hell, maybe even Dani-- she felt bad for Dani out of all people. It wasn't her fault for what happened the other night, but... Mercedes could've prevented it. Granted, if she had called the police, Dani would've despised her but Valerie wouldn't be going through whatever she's going through right now, and CK wouldn't be so...
whatever CK is. Mercedes could've done something. Anything. She knew that and it's been silently killing her because she didn't. Maybe this was her way of making up for that. A whole bunch of good to balance out the little bad.
She hesitated before taking a bite out of one cupcake, but-- it was surprisingly, so good.
And it only reminded Mercedes of how hungry she actually was. How did she not notice how hungry she was? "De-lic-ious." She said with her mouth full, smiling for half a second before she realized the mess she probably looked like with a whole cupcake in her mouth.
Mer covered her mouth with one hand, swallowing before continuing. "You're a real chef, Mr... Drake." She couldn't remember his last name, okay? But that didn't mean Mer didn't appreciate these freaking amazing cupcakes.
Seriously, they were. amazing.
Well, a little tiny bit bitter. But that was okay! The bacon overpowered them perfectly.
"Is it just bacon in here? I mean, besides the cake batter duh." She asked, already on her second cupcake.
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