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sweetly. “ Habla usted español ? ”
    The workers stopped and stared. “Um, no, sorry. Only English.”
    Jenna continued, “ Estoy perdido. Dónde está Holly Lane ? ”
    â€œI think she’s lost,” one worker said to the other. “Go straight for about two blocks, then take a left. At the stop sign, make a right. Then an immediate left at the Sunoco station. That’s Holly Lane.”
    Jenna shrugged. “ No comprendo .”
    â€œWell, sorry. We can’t help you. Our bosses are in there having a meeting, and we gotta get this thing inside.”
    â€œ Waaaaah ! ” Delaney suddenly ran up behind Jenna, pretending to cry hysterically. She sobbed on her friend’s shoulder.
    â€œOkay, okay! Don’t cry!” The first worker wiped his brow with a handkerchief. “We’ll help you get where you’re going.”
    â€œ Muchas gracias ! ” Jenna said, shaking his hand.
    The workers left the box at the curb and went back to the truck to get a map out of the glove compartment. While Jenna and Delaney distracted them, Kylie, Sadie, and Lexi snuck behind the box. “The sides are all taped shut!” Lexi whispered.
    â€œSadie, you’re tall. Crack open the lid and peek inside.”
    Sadie stood on her tiptoes—the box was almost six feet tall!
    â€œWell? What do you see?” Kylie whispered.
    Sadie’s eyes grew wide. “It can’t be.”
    â€œWhat? What?” Lexi asked frantically. “What is it?”
    â€œIt’s a gown,” Sadie replied. “A gown made entirely of mini cupcakes.”
    â€œNo way,” Kylie exclaimed. “We made a dozen cupcakes with stars in them, and they made a pageant gown?”
    â€œWorse. It’s bright pink,” Sadie replied. “Fitzy is gonna love it. We don’t stand a chance.” She noticed that Delaney was waving them off.
    â€œQuick! We gotta get out of here,” Sadie said, grabbing Kylie and Lexi and ducking behind a tree.
    The workers returned and hoisted the box over the curb, rolling it up to the office entrance.
    Jenna studied Kylie, Sadie, and Lexi’s long faces. “That bad?”
    â€œWorse,” Lexi said. “They made a huge presentation—a pageant gown made of cupcakes! We’ll embarrass ourselves if we show Laura and Fitzy what we made.”
    â€œI agree with Lex,” Kylie said. “I don’t think we can go in there.”
    Jenna shook her head. “Remember what Laura said: it’s not always appearances that count. I say we do it. We’re here anyway…”
    â€œOkay,” Kylie relented. “But I have an awful feeling about this.”

This time, when Hershey greeted them at the door, she looked a little frazzled. Her hair was tousled, and she seemed out of breath.
    â€œOh, hi, guys,” she said. “You might want to think twice about coming in right this second…”
    Kylie heard shouting from the office and the sound of something crashing. “Is everything okay, Hershey?” she asked.
    â€œKinda,” Hershey replied. “Well, not really. The Connecticut Cupcakes sisters are having a bit of a brouhaha.”
    â€œWhat’s a broo-ha-ha?” Delaney asked. “Is that like a party? Can we come?”
    â€œIt’s an argument, and I’m not surprised,” Lexi said, recalling how the two had feuded with each other at Battle of the Bakers . “Cece and Chloe really push each other’s buttons.”
    â€œOh, you know them? Maybe you could come in and help me referee,” Hershey said, taking Lexi by the arm. “I’d appreciate it. They’re scaring me.”
    Lexi peeked in the office. There were the two cupcake sisters, chasing each other around the room.
    â€œI told you this was an awful idea,” Chloe said, complaining. “But do you ever listen? Noooooo ! ”
    Cece threw a couch pillow at her sister’s