Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

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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,

a nod. His eyes flicker over to me,

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

Did Daniel switch my spices? I wouldn’t put it past

next. I can’t quite make

tell me that they like

subtle “Oh my god…”

now, it’s just me left; me, with

they love the

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

me, pulling me out of my pit

a tense smile, nodding politely as Vanessa

a bit of the lumpy tiramisu to

eyes closing for a brief

shifts ever so

cold. It’s not a grimace, but it’s certainly

either.

spices out of the ordinary,

my face. “Just… Just nutmeg,” I reply,

quivering.

Vanessa’s hum is low and confused as

of her head.

shoots me a look as he approaches. I brace myself, recalling

of sabotage, the

I added the ‘nutmeg’ to

out loud; I should have checked it

out

slowly takes a spoonful. His eyes,

he tastes the

flatly, putting the spoon down with a clatter,

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