Cafe Conundrum

15-year-old Gracie Thatcher was drinking coffee at Mom 'n 'Em Cafe. As she sipped smoothly and carefully to avoid burning her mouth, she heard the bell ring and footsteps came over to her spot.

'You have a lot of nerve showing your face in here,' a smooth female voice said from behind Gracie. 'And maybe you should consider not consuming so much caffeine at your age.' Gracie almost dropped her cup and looked over her shoulder.

It was Alison, looking to stir the pot. 'Listen, I don't need any health advice, nor to be reminded that I have a foot in the grave already. I'm going to live my last however I want' Gracie brought the cup to her lips while staring right into Alison's eyes. The air just got thick

with the smell of sulfur. “Babe, listen to me. I don’t care what Gloop says: room temperature egg water is not a good beverage! Please, have a lemonade instead?”

"Haven't you read the latest science," the devil retorted. "Sulfur-smelling beverages have incredible life-extending properties. They're quite good." "He's distracted," Gloop screamed. I grabbed the table cloth and we ran. The devil, still surprised, slipped on viscous egg juice.