Abby

The director holds up three fingers, his mouth moving silently as he counts

down to live. Three… two… one.

“And… we’re back!” The announcer’s voice booms across the studio, and the

audience erupts into cheers and applause as an assistant holds up cue cards

out of the camera’s view. “What a whirlwind first round, folks! Let’s give a round

of applause to our winners so far: Abby, Bryan, and Daniel!”

The announcer’s voice then turns our attention toward the contestant who lost

last round. “It was a tough loss for Frederick, but that’s the nature of the game!”

he says.

Enter title…

The judges then come into the spotlight, and Logan’s words slice through the

the stage

says. “Now, we begin to

eyes skewer me from across the

away. “From the bad.”

ignore them. I keep my smile

ignore the ghost of Logan and

focus on the real reason why

is a comfort. “I

sweeping the stage.

here today: to celebrate cuisine in all

return to their stand, the

studio falling eerily silent. “We’re about to

diving into desserts

tiramisu is your

through the crowd, and a knot

gut.

repeat softly, my mind racing through the preparations that

until the

in, his whisper barely audible over the buzz of the

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