He sat her down….

He sat her down and held her close before telling her the news….

He took a deep breath, looked her straight in the eye and said, “I’m really sorry it’s very bad, and worse than that, there is nothing that can be done about it at this stage.”

Her face fell, a small tear formed in the corner of her eye and her lip began to tremble. She’d always known she was up against it, but she couldn’t help but hope.

He took another deep breath and said, “I know you’ve been through a lot, but we have to face facts…. your pastry is simply a disaster”!