Brent, 22-year-old man with no direction, steps out on the front lawn. It's 1:30pm, mostly cloudy, but over 74 degrees. He looks around and doesn't see any of the neighbors outside, as if it's a ghost town. Brent's parents are out, hanging with friends at some stuck-up country club at the outskirts of town. He sits in the patio, on a bench. He still doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. Shall he go full time with his job, bartending in downtown or continue seeking a degree from college?
As he's on the bench brainstorming, a voice of an angel gets Brent's attention.
"Brent are you busy?"
Brent turns to his right, seeing his neighbor Lisa with her head pop out of her front door. Her brown hair is untied like always, skin is pale and hazel eyes shine like wax.
"No Lisa. What's wrong?" Replied Brent.
"Nothing serious, just need some extra hands." Says Lisa.
She vanishes, leaving the front door open for me. Brent enters, closing the door behind me.
"I'm in the kitchen Brent." Says Lisa.
He follows her voice to the kitchen. As He enter, Brent sees a room full of packaged goods all over the counter and kitchen table.
"What's the occasion Lisa?" He asks.
She pulls a sheet of fresh cookies from the oven and places them on the cooling rack.
"Bake sale. I have to get the goodies into the trunk of my car." Replied Lisa.
Lisa is part of the PTA for an elementary school that's 10 blocks down from our homes. She's 40 years old, working part time as a VP for a respectable cable company. She's divorced and has a 17-year-old daughter that's away at college. You could say that she's some sort of philanthropist when it comes to helping kids stay in school. Sometimes, Lisa would mentor some troubled children, especially teens.
She's wearing a white blouse with a light grey blazer, light grey skirt with dark nylon stockings and stiletto heels.
"So where would you like me to start with Lisa?" Brent asks. "
Start with loading the cupcakes into the trunk. Doors are unlocked." Says Lisa.
Brent carries a few boxes of devil's food cupcakes gently to the driveway. He finds a dark Mercedes parked and opens the trunk. Brent gently places the boxes into the left side of the trunk and returns to the kitchen. Lisa is finishing boxing up the cookies as Brent continues loading the trunk with other goodies like blueberry muffins, assorted donuts, some pies, and a small carrot cake. He arranges the goodies in the trunk and returns to grab the boxed cookies. Brent places the cookies on the boxed cupcakes and closes the trunk gently. Brent returns to the kitchen and finds Lisa leaning on the counter.
"So, I guess it's going to be one heck of a bake sale hmmm?" He asks. Lisa smiles, folding her hands.
"Yup, and it's going to be sweet."
She takes her index finger and takes some batter from making devil's food and gives it a taste. Her eyes were deadlocked on his brown eyes.
"Come here." She speaks.
He walks towards her as she draws more batter, putting her finger in his mouth. Brent feels that finger surfing on his tongue. Lisa pulls her finger back.
"This does taste good Lisa." Says Brent.
"Yes, it does Brent." Replied Lisa. "Help me clean up this mess. I have to drive to the school, sell some goodies."