least.” Danica fanned herself with her hand, even though it
was perfectly air conditioned in the small ice cream shop.
The cool air didn’t stop the place from smelling like the
inside of a cotton candy cave. If such a thing existed. It would
be sticky, mouth-watering, insanely delicious, and ultra-sweet.
So sweet that a person’s nose hairs got coated in sugar
particles just from breathing in. That’s pretty much what the
inside of the little mom and pop shop smelled like. It was a
tiny blue building on the outside with a huge wood sign
advertising their made from scratch ice cream and treats.
The inside actually looked like a tiny little cabin, with
stained pine on the walls and a huge counter that displayed all
the treats. There were only two seats in the corner. The shop
was more of a hit as a get your treat and get the erf out kind of
a deal. A walk up, but with the added bonus of getting to wait
out of the hot sun while smelling all the sugary delights. That
was probably a trick to make everyone extra hungry.
It worked. Quinn thought that ice cream well before noon
was maybe a bit much, but all of a sudden she was starving.
“I think I really am going to get the gumball grape,” Quinn
announced.
“Ew,” Dallas whispered, but not loudly so that anyone else
could hear, especially not the employees upfront.
Steph, Trudy, and Shayna all filed in. After they consulted
the menu, they moved up to the counter. Danica was first. She
got a cherry shake. Shayna got cherry cheesecake, Trudy got
black cherry, and Steph got peppermint chocolate chip. She
was the only one to break with the cherry tradition. Dallas was
ahead of Quinn. She ordered butterscotch toffee. She’d always
loved toffee anything. It gave Quinn a lump in her throat to