Jubilee arrived at The Rise and Shine fifteen minutes past one o’clock. Expecting Megan to be annoyed with her, she braced herself, only to find not Megan waiting for her, but her mother.
Jubilee couldn’t remember a time Lisa had ever graced The Rise and Shine with her presence. Lisa hadn’t eaten sugar as long as Jubilee had been alive, and she preferred green tea over coffee. Confused, Jubilee approached her like you’d approach a wild animal: with extreme caution.
Luckily, there was a family eating muffins only feet away. If Lisa wanted to reprimand Jubilee for something, she wouldn’t do it in public.
“Mom, what are you doing here? Have you seen Megan?” Jubilee went around to the register and took down the sign that said to ring the bell for service. “Did you want to get something?”
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