Today's OneWord: Cake

"How about cake?" suggested Erika. "Every problem can be solved with cake."

"Not this one, I'm afraid," I sighed, sitting down on the park bench and watching the soccer game nearby. It was clearly older kids versus younger kids - yet the younger kids were winning. One girl who looked to be eight years old was performing a victory dance after allegedly scoring a goal.

"Hey," Erika pried, "I remember when I had an argument with my boyfriend, I cooled him off with a devil chocolate slice. Never say never."

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