June

June is a girl in her own little world, she thinks of a life full of diamonds and pearls

When she watches T.V. all she sees are beautiful people and places. She thought she would die if she didn’t try to compete in these same spaces. She jumped up and said “ that should be me instead!

June hopped out of bed and down to the studio she sped following the crowd to the be the next spokesperson for pimpleze spread. Down the street and past the cars the line was still short so it wasn’t that hard. As she waited in line june set her mind to be brave her intention was set for success and change.

And just like that she was on stage looking at a page. The line was simple “with a smile and cute dimples, make the audience ashamed of their pimples” GOT IT!

But the camera and lights gave her such a fright the Director screamed “ CUT! And good night we need a little girl not a deer in headlights”

Back to her room she goes “how could I have froze? I wanted this so badly maybe it was my nose”

*sniff sniff*

The smells from the kitchen got her sniffing, she ran down the stairs to see what mama was whippin.

Yum my favorite southern fried chicken.

This got june thinkin

Then she went to blinkin

Ding!

I wanna be a chef she screamed at her brother Jeff

“OK OK control yourself” said Jeff

Come to the college with me and you will see being a chef is not that easy!

They hopped in the van and traveled the land until the came across a very tall man

Who is that!?! June exclaimed

That the statue of the founder

Anthony Carter Dewayne

He is the man you want to see if want to be a chef like momma and me

Her eyes got big and bright the statue was tall it gave her a little fright

Once they walked through the door her anxiety grew even more.

The ovens, the salads, any food she desired… the amount of knife tricks she witnessed

There was a wonder no accidents transpired

Past all the knife play and fabulous desserts there stood a tiny man on a very tall perch

“I am Chef Dewayne” the man explained

“All that you see is my domain”

“Jeff sent a text saying you’re next”

He hopped down from his perch and approached June and twirled his mustache, a curious quirk.

He looked at her and looked at jeff and then he spoke

“ lets see if she has what it takes or if she’s blowing smoke”

With a look of determination on her face June said “ I’ll show you I won’t break”

“That’s what I like to hear!” Chef DeWayne said with a slight cheer

He clapped his hands and like magic another kitchen appeared

“Alright my young friend, shoot your shot! all you have to do is boil eggs in this pot”

June smiled and giggled “this is easy, I have done this since I was little”

She grabbed the eggs and added water to the pot, “ that's all you got?”

As the eggs bubbled away in the pot,

Chef Dewayne with a mischievous grin said “No sweetie the real test is about to begin, these eggs are only the first step to ULTIMATE RAMEN”

June giggled again, “Ramen? I’ve been making that since my knees started to bend”

Chef Dewayne laughed “ not like this little miss, throwing a bowl in the microwave won’t earn the chef’s kiss”

With a stunned look on her face June questioned if she has what it takes. She looked at Jeff then at Chef, shook her head and reassured herself.

Chef Dewayne with a smile “ I like the look of determination in your eye. Are you ready to give the noodles a try?”

“YES CHEF!” June said with her chest “ I will be the very best!”

“ good grab the eggs and the flour, knead the dough it doesn’t take an hour”

She grabbed the items and got to work

Meanwhile Chef Dewayne is taking notes better than a clerk.

After minutes of kneading and rest the noodles were ready

“ What's next? This test is ok so far. Is this your best?”

Dewayne raised his eyebrows in shock. “No little girl, can you make beef stock?”

She grabbed the beef and bones seared them off in a pan, she then added water to the pot. She was quicker than Van!

“That all you got, old man?”

Chef Dewayne began to turn red “I’ll make you regret everything you said” he thought in the back of his head

With a devilish smile and a plan so devious “ June will pay for being so mischievous!”

“I see the ultimate ramen was too easy for you, why don’t you make beef wellington too”

Jeff looked at Chef, then at June and said “ I don’t know Mayne QAit might be too soon!

Chef Dewayne's grin got bigger and bigger

"Come on Jeff, you know that challenging students are my trigger!"

June's eyes, now bigger than before, she loudly exclaimed " I'M READY FOR MY ENCORE!"

“See Jeff she wants more! Who am I to deny her? Come on everybody, let's head to the fryer!”

Jeff’s anxiety grew more and more, he whispered to June “has momma ever let you do that before?”

With a chip on her shoulder “what’s there to know? I have watched you, Momma, and grandpa Joe, this is my moment to test what I know!”

Jeff looked for a minute and then he thought before today he’s never seen his sister boil water in a pot. He ran and grabbed her arm. There was one simple question he wanted to ask her, “ June, how did you know your dishes wouldn’t be a disaster?”. She turned and smiled “ simple silly you and momma are the best. How could I lose with all those dishes I had to test?” He thought about the days momma came home from school with beef, chicken and fish cooked in so many ways and then he fast forward to the day he became inspired, so much cooking at home began to transpire, but through the memories he almost forgot her , palate has tasted quite a lot. With a smile on his face and confidence in his heart. “ You got this sis! show that old fart.”

The fryer bubbled with liquid gold, the air was so hot the whole room prayed for cold.

“OK little girl since you are so bold, I want you to fry this chicken and it better be gold!”

June looked at the fryer and said “ you know this is not Momma’s pot but ok I’ll give it a shot”

She grabbed more flour and some eggs she wanted to be sure she had enough for a double dredge. June cut the pieces of the chicken, seasoned them and threw them in the flour. The room was so quiet, she knew this was definitely her hour. With one more dip in the flour the chicken was ready, in the back of her head “ is it too late to switch to spaghetti?”

June walked to the fry and stared at the bubbling gold “ If I don’t mess this up surely Chef Dewayne will be sold!”

Down into the fryer the chicken went only time will tell on this experiment.

Minutes have passed and the smell alone is delicious and vast.

As soon as the chicken came out the whole room gasped,

There the pieces were all beautiful and gold, Chef Dewayne said “hurry girl give me a piece before it turns cold!”

She gave DeWayne a breast since he’s spent the whole day talking with his chest.

The crunch! The flavor! Chef couldn’t deny it if this was sold in a restaurant he’d definitely buy it.

He looked at June and began to speak “ this Chicken is superb, the flavors in your dishes are so unique, you young lady made this day in the office special, a real treat”

June’s smile beamed all over the room “ Does this mean I have what it takes? Will my food make the world swoon? Should I bake some pies and cake?”

Chef laughed and began that twirling quirk, “ If i gave you anything less than yes you are the best, I would most certainly be a jerk.”