“The Oven Mistake”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Prompt: “Write about someone who bakes an apple pie, but they bake it upside down so all the filling falls out.” — suggested by Mary

The oven beeped.

“That means that it’s up to temperature!” Hannah calls.

“Okay, I’ll put the pie in,” I reply, putting down my phone and jumping off my chair.

I walk to the counter and put on my oven mitts. Then, I carefully lift the pie up, trying my best not to let the teetering pile of apples fall.

As I shuffle awkwardly toward the oven, it beeps again.

“Calm down, I’m coming,” I mutter, keeping my eyes fixed on the pie.

Somehow, I manage to reach the oven without spilling a drop of the precious filling. The oven beeps again, sounding louder and angrier this time.

“Geez, calm down!” I yell at it.

“Hurry up and put the pie in!” Hannah calls.

“I am!”

I place the pie on top of the oven before bending down to open the oven door. The door’s a bit stuck, so I have to jerk it out. The pie wobbles a bit on top and my heart jumps. Eventually, the apples stop jiggling and I’m able to breathe again.

“Sally, close the oven door! You’re letting all the heat out!”

I let out a small groan. “You know, you could’ve put the pie in yourself!” I yell back at Hannah.

I reach up and slowly lift the pie off the oven top. Then, I crouch down and slide it onto the rack.

Once it’s in, I let out a sigh of relief. The hard part’s over. Now, I get to just sit back and wait.

I close the oven door and yell, “How long?”

“Thirty minutes.”

“‘Kay.”

I punch the buttons on the oven and walk away, already excited to taste the pie.

~ ~ ~

Hannah stands beside me as we stare at the oven.

“What setting did you use again?”

“Well, I thought I just used the oven setting.”

“You obviously didn’t.”

She sighs and shakes her head before walking away. “Clean this up.”

I let out another groan before bending down and starting to wipe up the apples that spilled everything. I guess this is what I get for trying to save space and get a 2-in-1 oven and washing machine.

Final Comments: I’m hungry now…

Overall Rating: 😂