All The Kernels Popping by, Mariana Trujillo

You're at home, you're watching a movie and suddenly your tummy starts to rumble and grumble, crying "feed me!" So you decide to make the only snack acceptable in a theatrical setting. The one, the only, the creme of the crop: popcorn.

You reach into the pantry and pull out the buttery, beautiful, best and most breathtaking bag of the bunch and you toss it into the microwave. The most excruciating part of the process: the waiting.

1. The popcorn will begin to pop at around fifteen seconds and the noise will progressively get more and more full. This makes you think that there are millions of popcorn kernels in the bag; it only makes you hungrier.

2. The smell will start to engulf all of your surroundings. The smell of popcorn, while being one of the best smells in the world, is also the most torturing smell when you’re hungry.

Though the waiting is painful, everything becomes worth it when you hear the mighty and noble roar of the microwave. you then open the bag to be hit with a wave of warmth and comfort. You pour the popcorn into a bowl and time freezes as you realize there were no clanks or taps from any kernels.

Every single one of them blossomed into popcorn.

They're all glimmering in golden butter.

They've all popped to success.

AWSOME!

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