Abby

The buzzer goes off, and the contestants place down their dishes, stepping

back from their stations. The room is alive with murmurs, excitement from the

crowd as their eyes scan the three dishes on the stage. The judges step down

from their booth, their gazes inscrutable.

My hands tremble, still hovering over the tiramisu’s uneven surface— it’s a

mocking reminder of the chaos just moments before, but I could fix it, at least a

little. Maybe no one would even notice.

My dish is not even close to perfect, far from the image I had in my head, and

every fiber of my being screams to adjust the messy dusting of pistachios just a

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little bit, just so I can make it look a tiny bit more presentable.

But before my fingers can act, I catch Logan’s cold glare, halting me, his

disapproval crystal clear. I quickly pull my hands away, feeling my face turn what

I can only imagine is the deepest shade of red ever.

We all stand back, the stage now eerily quiet. The judges begin to make their

rounds, and I can hear them before I see them.

“Delicious,” Logan says, slowly chewing a bite of none other than Daniel’s

“Truly delicious. You’ve outdone

Daniel says with a nod. His eyes flicker over

twinge of something bubbling inside of

Did Daniel switch my spices? I

can’t quite make out what they say this

like his dish. Vanessa

the mascarpone, a subtle “Oh my god…” escaping her

now, it’s just me left;

love the others’ dishes so

Vanessa’s voice is sweet,

me out of

smile, nodding politely as Vanessa picks

a bit of the lumpy

her eyes closing for a brief moment. Then,

shifts ever

my blood run cold. It’s not a grimace,

either.

use any spices out of the ordinary, Abby?” she

color drain from my face. “Just… Just

quivering.

Vanessa’s hum is low and confused as she beckons Logan over

of her head.

look as he approaches. I brace

spices, the unsettling suspicion of sabotage,

I added the

loud; I should have checked it just to be safe,

running out

takes a spoonful. His eyes, a stormy gray

he tastes

states flatly, putting the spoon down with

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