Bad Brownies...

I, as a wonderful, loving and creative teacher (ahem!) have the habit of baking brownies for my students. Partly, I do that because I am not the only one to include gastronomy into our English classes, as every here and there my students decide to show up with some sort of snack: ice-cream, pao de queijo, a large crunchy chocolate bar, Danish cookies, "danoninho"... and so I like to do my part and bring my "oh-so-very-famous" brownies every now and then (which usually happens when it’s their Birthday or I am in an exceptionally good mood!). 

And so, in one of my "exceptionally-good-mooded-days" I decide to do some brownie baking with my sister. I was experimenting with a new type of cocoa powder and wasn't sure how that would come out...to top it off I was chatting with one of my friends online and only remembered about my brownies in the oven a bit too late… oops!

Usually Sexual Fantasy comes to pick me up and takes me to his place for the class but this time since Vivi was going to participate of our conversation class, she passed by my place and gave me a ride herself. After driving around in circles for more than half an hour we finally make it to his apartment. Ufa! Arriving there, his apartment door was found wide open so we made our way in.

*Knock knock*

- Hello! Sexual Fantasy, are you there? Excuse me because I am coming in...

No answer.

- I really hope you are not naked hiding behind some door because I am in and this time it’s not with Jones...Vivi is here and I don't want to get her traumatized... *giggling out loud*

His bedroom door opens and he comes out.

-Hi Teacher. Hi Viviane! How did you know I was naked teacher? I was just changing my clothes...

- Ah, nothing like having ex-ray eyes... I am sure glad Vivi doesn't have my supernatural gifts because she definitely would need to go to a psychiatrist to get over the traumatic view.

- As if Teacher... admit it, you wish you actually had those "ex-ray eye” powers... *foolish grin*

- Ewwwwww... 

Vivi just stays watching amusedly as we joke around with each other (a very common occurrence).

- Tell me teacher, what is that inside that tray you are holding?

- Brownies! I exclaim triumphantly (detalhe: They got ready last minute so I didn't get to taste them)

- Wow Teacher! I missed your brownies. They are the very best everrrrrrr…

Class started and was going just fine and dandy until around the middle of the class Sexual Fantasy appears with napkins, plates and spoons all ready to savor my brownies.

He places a piece on his plate, cuts it in half and with a big smile places it in his mouth. His smile turns into a wrinkle in his brow, which turns into a grimace and from a grimace into a frown - a large frown!!!

- Teacher!!! What in the world is this? These are not brownies!!!

I still hadn't tasted the brownies myself (BIG mistake!) but after the look on his face my appetite pretty much faded. I turned to Vivi who was happily munching away...

- Humm??? I loved it!

I bit off a corner and nibbled on it. Bitter, verrry strong chocolate taste and slightly burnt are the words I could use to accurately describe them. Not even close to being brownies.

In the end me and Sexual Fantasy joked about my "bad brownies" all night long while Vivi stayed munching on them saying: -“I liked them”...what's so bad about them? That night became known as the "bad brownie night" and until today it’s still a major joke.

If before my brownies were "oh-so-very-famous" now they are "oh-so-VERY-VERY-famous"!!!

P.S. I didn’t give up on making brownies…but until today, luckily they never turned out the same.

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