The Great Escape: A Comedy of Errors and Clues

Previously

…Meah looked at the chaotic kitchen, a battlefield of flour and milk, and then at her siblings and cousins, their faces streaked with white powder and a shared sense of bewildered amusement. The ticking clock, the recipe, the near-disastrous baking – it had all been a wild, unpredictable ride. But in the end, they had found the clue, and more importantly, they had found it together. The perfect teacake, a tiny symbol of Aunt Carol’s playful spirit, was a sweet reminder that sometimes, the most valuable treasures weren't hidden in grand pronouncements, but in the smallest, most unexpected moments of shared silliness. The next clue, she suspected, would be just as delightfully perplexing.