Frost feathers decorated the windowpanes in the morning, and children started wearing shoes to school, something done with great reluctance. During first recess, Lily watched Beth peel back the wrapper from a chocolate cupcake topped with fluffy white frosting and take a big bite. Lily could practically taste that sweet cupcake. It had been a long time since Mama had baked cupcakes. Lily thought she’d make a tiny suggestion to Mama as soon as she got home from school. Mama might even tell her to go ahead and make some. Chocolate, of course. Chocolate cupcakes were the very best cupcakes of all. Lily’s mouth watered just thinking about it. As soon as Lily walked in the house after school, she hurried to find Mama. She looked in the kitchen, then the living room, but there was no sign of her. “Mama?” she called. She heard voices in the basement. She ran down the basement stairs and into Papa’s woodworking shop. Mama was helping Papa steam wood to make curved chair backs.
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