I drummed my fingers on my board as I waited for the chiffon cake to be baked for an hour. It has been a good twenty minutes already and I am almost finished with the second order of butter cake.

It has been a week since I dropped by Enzo's house to spend some time with his daughter, Zeny. Like the usual, we had fun and she asked me to comb her long hair that is now way past her shoulders. She even asked me to tuck her in before I go home that day. 

As soon as I was done blending in all the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, I poured the batter into the pan. I had it baked 350° F for about thirty minutes.

While I waited, I scrolled to my social media accounts and saw that my recent vlog has reached half a million views already. Some were even requesting to make more easy desserts to be done in their homes for their kids or just for themselves.
I smiled and when I was about to reply to one of their comments, someone dropped me a message in my Youtube channel.

I frowned when I clicked on her or his message,

Hindi ka dapat nandiyan!
Matatagpuan kita ulit!

It was a cryptic message that sent shivers to my spine. I didn't even notice that the chiffon cake is done already until Claire brought the pan out and inverted it to cool down for a moment.

"Heto na po, Ma'am Love." Claire said smiling at me. I nodded and mumbled my thanks. "Tumawag po pala sila Mrs. Cornelia, nagpapa-add po ng balloons for their kid's party."

"Take note of it and have them ready by the time they pick up their order." I instructed her and she nodded. "Thanks, Claire. Tapusin ko lang yung icing nito then I'll put it in our display case."

"Sige po." She said and left me alone in the kitchen.

I let the grip of my hands outline the cake with its pink frosting and put the little edible designs on top of it to give a girly aura on the dessert. I heard the timer pinged and I knew the butter cake is finished too.

I was able to glance at the clock and saw that it was past two in the afternoon. I have somewhere to be by four so I have to finish everything before I head out of the bakeshop.

I immediately returned my attention to the cake in front of me and have it done already. I set it aside and put on my mittens to pull out the butter cake pan from the oven.

I placed it on top of the stainless table and let it cool first. I had prepared the edible designs for a seven year old boy's party to be picked up by his parent this afternoon. It was a customized batman cake and for sure, he will love what I will put in there.

I smiled at the thought and my eyes went again to my phone. I decided to log off my Youtube channel and transferred to Instagram where I also made a page for my goodies.

I marveled how far my Youtube channel has reached and am now receiving orders internationally. I entertained their inquiries and now, I found myself daydreaming about making my bakeshop known throughout the world.

I shook my head when I learned I have been drooling over the thought for quite a long time. I put it back inside my pocket and carefully carried the finished cake out to the refrigerator near the display cases.

As I passed by, I saw my staff catering to orders and assisting our customers with their needs. I closed the refrigerator once done. I saw Diane and gave her my instructions for the reservation before I went to my office to prepare my stuff.

Removing my apron and baker's hat, I went to the sink to wash my hands. I turned to the mirror and saw streaks of flour on my cheeks so I quickly cleaned it and re-applied my make-up.

Once satisfied, I took one last glance inside, shut down my computer, grabbed my bag and went out of my office.

"Bye Ma'am Love. Ingat po." Regina said and I smiled at her.

"Kayo rin. Kapag nakuha na ang mga pina-reserve na orders, magclose na kayo ha. Our working hours are until 5pm only. Wag na kayo mag-overtime. Uwi-uwi rin." I ordered and they gave me their happy smiles.

As soon as I was out the door, I shook my head. I overheard Ada complaining to Geneva, our cashier, about some on-call and last minute requests forwarded to her by Erich. I know that I need to talk to her soon before our employees even think about resigning.