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

You’ve outdone yourself,

says with a nod. His eyes flicker over

of something bubbling inside of me, a fury that makes me want

switch my spices? I wouldn’t put it

quite make out

like his dish. Vanessa rolls her eyes

mascarpone, a subtle

now, it’s just me left; me, with my ugly tiramisu. How can

love the others’ dishes so

the best for last.” Vanessa’s voice is sweet, almost too sweet, as

pulling me out of my pit of dread. “Hello,

tense smile, nodding politely as

delicately lifts a bit of the lumpy tiramisu

chews thoughtfully, her eyes closing

ever

It’s not a grimace,

either.

any spices out of the

drain from my face. “Just… Just nutmeg,”

quivering.

confused as

of her head.

me a look as he

of

added the ‘nutmeg’ to the

loud; I should have checked

out of

takes a spoonful. His eyes, a stormy gray color,

he tastes

cardamom,” he states flatly, putting the spoon

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