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.”
nod, because despite the whirlwind that
reason to lie to me right now.
he promised all those weeks
know, Karl. But why talk to
breath, and I can tell he’s choosing his words with
him you’re an incredible chef, Abby. The best here, without
you don’t deserve the way
word
and he looks away
it’s as though there’s
eyes, like there’s something that he wants to tell me but he can’t get it
out.
Abby. He doesn’t see
are putting
competition. That’s it.”
heart races, and I don’t know what to say.
knotting itself around my stomach:
talk to Logan, but also dread because I know that,
nothing Karl can say
of this
sous chef?” I ask,
whisper. “What happened, really?”
crosses Karl’s face. “He was
in the act,
but I swear, Abby, I never laid a
the truth; Karl, despite all
sort of context. Not in
not
the guards didn’t believe you?”
think I’m lying. The sous chef might
Anyway, it doesn’t matter. They’re
be here when you
the floor unblinking, staring at
“Contestants, this is your
stage in two minutes. I
Karl’s hand reaches out and seems to
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