Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

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Abby

I feel frozen to my spot as the judges make their way toward Daniel’s station.

The grin stretched across his face almost makes me feel sick, and it’s all I can

do not to run off the stage right now.

“Wow,” Vanessa says as she takes the first bite of Daniel’s dish, which looks

leaps and bounds ahead of mine just by presentation alone. “Really, Daniel;

wow. Despite everything, you created a phenomenal dish.”

“Thank you so much,” Daniel says, his eyes flickering toward me. “You know,

with my sous chef’s wrist in so much pain, it was difficult. But we made it.”

Enter title…

Next, the judges begin making their way toward me, and I feel like I’m going to

be sick. They stop in front of my station, and I can feel the cold weight of

Logan’s gaze on me already.

“Hello, Abby,” Vanessa says, her gaze sweet as ever despite the circumstances.

“Your performance in the second round was lacking, but you’re here now. How

do you feel?”

I swallow. “I feel…” I pause, my throat cracked and dry. “I feel… Hopeful,” I

mutter. Vanessa nods in response along with the third judge, but Logan—his

face is as inscrutable as ever.

begin their taste test, times feels as though it’s moving in

Abby, the chef with the ‘violent’ partner.

now, if only to have his presence by my

stage feels even more vast

voice

expected from you.”

chest as panic begins to set in. “I… I tried to bring

explain, but my words falter under her

it’s not one of understanding. “I see what you tried

on the plate. I’m sorry,

second judge, Xavier, a chef of few

I see it there before he even

adds simply, his voice

my dish, to say that the

I swallow the words. They know the chaos that

taken away, and yet they seem to

voice, clear and authoritative,

is a fundamental

meeting mine.

station, my knuckles whitening. “Please,

in

put it plainly…” He pauses,

effect. “You didn’t follow the instructions, Abby. This

asked for.”

and I find myself gasping for air. “But

composure shattering. “This is farro

It’s exactly what was

you’re wrong,” Logan says with a

is not farro mafaldine with black

digging through the dish

stabs a piece of black

it this way and

does this look like a

studio suddenly seems as though all of the oxygen has been sucked out

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