Karl

The second round had left a bitter taste in my mouth. Seeing the way that the

judge, Logan, tore into Abby on live television left me feeling maybe a little too

overprotective, but I couldn’t just stand idly by while Abby had her integrity

ripped apart on stage.

I told Abby I needed to take a call, but it was a complete lie. I needed to talk to

this Logan, understand why he was being so harsh on Abby compared to the

other contestants. And most of all, I needed to make him see the truth: that Abby

was an excellent chef, undeserving of this treatment, and that her spices had

been sabotaged.

Enter title…

The security guard outside the judges’ private room was a mountain of a man,

his face impassive as I approached.

“Hello,” I said, adjusting my blue surgical mask slightly. “I’d like to speak with—”

“I’m sorry, sir, but you can’t go in there,” the security guard replied, his voice a

low rumble. “Policy.”

“But I just need a moment with Judge Logan. It’s important,” I pleaded, trying to

keep the urgency out of my voice.

Before the guard could refuse me again, the door cracked open and Logan’s

eyes searched me

he were considering, before

in,” he said, and the guard stepped aside,

look on

off stage as

thick with tension. Logan was

their own thing. I was

the two of us: man

me, turning to face Logan, who was

mixture of curiosity

is it?” he

that wasn’t my real name. It was the

the day, and it was what I would

over.

you, Ken?” he asked,

with you,” I began, my hands clasped behind my

something… a tension between you and Abby.

more personal than with the other

to man, why it seems like you’ve

lifted. “Did Abby

She has no idea I’m even

to you

at me for a moment, then leaned

assuming I dislike Abby, which couldn’t

with a disarming calmness.

give out there,” I countered, my voice tense.

been with her, it’s like she’s

considering. “Look, I

actually gets them right, are

And her techniques are pretty much

I pressed. “Why are you so harsh

no less? You’re not

mine, and there was a flicker of something unexpected

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