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

delicious. You’ve outdone yourself,

with a nod. His

something bubbling inside of me, a fury

out. Did Daniel switch my spices? I wouldn’t

approach Bryan next. I can’t quite make out

their expressions tell me that they like his dish. Vanessa

tastes the mascarpone, a subtle “Oh my

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

if they love

for last.” Vanessa’s voice

out of my pit

can do is offer a tense smile, nodding politely

a bit of the lumpy tiramisu to

her eyes closing for a brief moment. Then,

ever so

run cold. It’s not

either.

any spices out of the ordinary,

feel the color drain from my face. “Just… Just nutmeg,”

quivering.

as

of her head.

look as he approaches. I brace

suspicion of sabotage,

I added the ‘nutmeg’ to

curse out loud; I should have checked it just

running out of

His eyes, a stormy gray color,

tastes

he states flatly, putting the spoon down

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