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 has become,
no reason to lie to me right now. His integrity is still
promised all those
talk to
can tell
you’re an incredible chef, Abby. The best here, without
deserve the way he treats
The word hangs between
and he looks away for a brief
When he faces me again, it’s as though there’s a newfound
wants to tell me but
out.
idea about you, Abby. He doesn’t see things clearly. I just…
that you are putting in your
competition. That’s it.”
don’t know what to
and dread knotting itself around my stomach: gratitude for
also dread because I
about me are, nothing Karl can say would ever change
this
happened with the sous chef?” I ask,
whisper. “What happened, really?”
was tampering with
truffles. I caught him in the act, tried to
of his hand, but I swear, Abby, I never laid
he’s telling the truth; Karl, despite all of
hurt anyone in this sort of context. Not in
especially not on live
guards didn’t believe
guards think I’m lying. The
looks… Anyway, it doesn’t matter. They’re
I won’t be here when you get
floor unblinking, staring at
“Contestants, this
to the stage in two minutes. I
anything, Karl’s hand
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