In Other Lands - Elliot & Co.
The whole thing was a brilliant idea, one of Elliot’s best.
When Serene, Luke and Golden found him in the Sunborns’ kitchen, they seemed, insultingly, not as convinced.
“Oh no,” said Luke. “You’re cooking. Why? Oh no.”
“Shut up, loser,” Elliot told him, manoeuvring his creation into the oven on a garden shovel, since there was nothing resembling a pizza paddle. “I’ve got this.”
“What are you making?” Serene asked, from the safety of the door, with Golden strategically behind her.
“Only the greatest food in the world,” Elliot declared, shoving the oven closed. “It will be a marvellous surprise!”
*
The whole thing was a disaster.
Elliot looked sadly at the three of them: the two people he loved best in the world, plus one he was trying to befriend, and none of them grasping the full devastation of this situation.
“Is it… meant to be floppy bread?” Serene asked, trying to balance the doughy failure in her hands.
“Is it… meant to be half-raw?” Golden asked, worried.
“It’s nice. It’s got cheese on it. Who doesn’t like cheese?” Luke asked loyally. Cheese was dripping gently everywhere.
Elliot sighed dramatically. “I guess I’ll try if Domino’s can cross the Border.”