Abby
As Karl speaks, my fingers worry the hem of my white chef’s coat, now no
longer pristine but splattered with sauce and tiny stains and the remains of
haphazardly cooked meals. It feels like a perfect representation of my inner
world right now: once untarnished and lily-white, but now stained and weathered
from the trials I’ve been through today.
We’re still standing in the supply closet, and the air feels thick. Karl is standing
over me still, his hand pressed into the door next to my head, sandwiching me
there with his body.
Enter title…
My wolf stirs ever so slightly, but now is not the time; I just found out that Karl
tried to talk to the judges for me, and I’m not sure how to feel about it.
“Abby…” he begins, his voice trailing off for a moment as his eyes search mine.
Finally, he pushes away from the door and crosses the small room, running his
hand through his hair for what feels like the millionth time in the past few
minutes.
“Just tell me, Karl,” I murmur, blinking away the tears that are threatening to
spill.
He pauses, then draws in a deep breath, and turns to face me again. “Abby,
yes, I did talk to Logan; but I never tried to bribe anybody. I hope you can
believe me in that regard.”
whirlwind that this competition
to lie to me right now.
he promised all those weeks
But why talk to him?
takes a deep breath, and I can tell he’s choosing his
“I told him you’re an incredible chef, Abby. The best
deserve the way he treats
jaw tightens, and he looks away for a brief
he faces me again, it’s as
something that he wants to tell
out.
he’s got this idea about you, Abby. He doesn’t see things clearly. I just…
you are putting in your heart
competition. That’s it.”
know what to say. There’s a profound mixture
knotting itself around my
to Logan, but also dread because
are, nothing Karl can
of this doomed
with the sous chef?” I ask,
whisper. “What happened, really?”
was tampering with
The truffles. I caught him in the act, tried to stop him. I grabbed
swear, Abby, I never laid a finger
he’s telling the truth; Karl,
would never hurt anyone in this sort of context. Not in a
not on live
guards didn’t believe you?”
“The guards think I’m
Anyway, it doesn’t matter.
I won’t be here when you get
stare down at the floor unblinking, staring at my feet. Outside, I can hear
to life again: “Contestants, this is your two minute
to the stage in two minutes. I repeat, two
Karl’s hand reaches
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