Chapter Nine Lola placed a pan over the open flame with a bit of butter stepping over to the toaster she added bread to it. Moving back to the pan to give it a swirl. The steady thwack, thwack of Lu chopping the chives at the counter was soothing as she moved about the kitchen. The toast popped up and Lola grabbed it from the toaster, moving it between her hands as she grabbed a plate. “What magic is that?” “The toaster?” Lola asked. “Toaster.” Lu repeated, watching as Lola added more slices to the slim silver device and pressing the little lever. He did the next round, picking up the toasted bread and studying it closely. He grabbed two slices and add them to it, moving closer to watch as it went down and the coils inside of the device turning orange. Lola smiled to herself as she