Siana leaned her head on the oven and tried not to fall asleep. She was going to close after the breakfast rush and go take a nap. She had three new burns where she’d kept touching the oven racks while she’d been moving Danishes around. So, she was done for the day before she got really hurt.

The door opened and Jake came in. “Hi Siana, how are you?”

“Hi Jake, what can I get for you today?” Siana asked, trying not to lean on the wall. “I made some ...