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

Daniel says with a nod. His eyes flicker over to me,

bubbling inside of me, a fury that makes

Daniel switch my spices? I wouldn’t

I can’t quite make out

they like his dish.

a subtle “Oh my god…” escaping

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

compare if they love

Vanessa’s voice is sweet, almost too

out of my

a tense smile, nodding politely as Vanessa picks

of the lumpy tiramisu to her

eyes closing for

ever so

not a grimace, but it’s

either.

any spices out of the

from my face. “Just…

quivering.

Vanessa’s hum is low and confused as she

of her head.

shoots me a look as he approaches. I brace

unsettling suspicion of

I added

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

out

slowly takes a spoonful. His eyes,

he tastes

the

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