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 yourself,

with a nod. His eyes flicker

of me, a fury that

spices? I

next. I can’t quite make out

like his dish. Vanessa

subtle “Oh my god…” escaping

now, it’s just me left; me, with

compare if they love

the best for last.” Vanessa’s voice is

of my pit of dread.

is offer a tense smile, nodding politely

a bit of the lumpy tiramisu to her

closing

shifts ever so

run cold. It’s not a

either.

any spices out of the ordinary,

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

quivering.

hum is low and confused as she beckons Logan over

of her head.

me a look as he approaches. I brace

unsettling suspicion of

up when I added

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

out

His eyes, a stormy gray color, never leave

tastes

flatly, putting the

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