A Particular Cake
Inquiring about her daughter’s preferred cake, Kayla’s mother knew that no birthday festivity would be whole without a delectable confection. The young girl was certain she desired a bespoke cake crafted by a local professional baker, allowing her to select the flavors, decorations, and garnish.
For Kayla, what should have heralded the beginning of a fresh annual chapter instead morphed into a year riddled with unwarranted sanctions, vexation, and peculiar incidents. All due to a candid photograph captured to memorialize the occasion, the birthday celebrant’s universe was about to be upended.