Mr. Knight

23| Cook-Off

"Hey, when are you going to tell Alex? Scar he better find out from you before someone else tells him.", he said. 

The voice was delayed because of the bad network in New York due to the thunderstorm.  

The speaker spread the distorted voice throughout the small second-hand car. 

Scarlett groaned and said," Yes, yes I will tell him soon. All the changes he brought in the company are finally showing results and he is happy now. He is reaching new heights of success. He is proving all those critics wrong and making dad and mom proud. I will tell him soon don't worry."

"How do you think he will react?", the distorted voice of a mail came through again.

"I don't know to be honest. While trying to built up his dad's dream, his sole focus shifted towards the company. He ignored everyone from his family for most of the time. He didn't put up a fight when Em married Mr. Black and adopted Nicky. He didn't even care about the backlash at the news of our marriage. I am sure he will understand that what caused me to do this because he never paid any attention to me and my needs.", she said letting out a long sigh.

The weather was deteriorating, the thunder booming through the sky and the thick rain blocking  her vision on the road. The bright flashes coming from the road blinded her for a minute. 

"He will understand. I am positive Scar.", the voice said.

Scarlett nodded unconsciously and cut the call. 

A sudden bright flash came in front of her causing her to flinch and raise her hand to cover her eyes. This caused her to loose balance on the steering wheel and the car skidded and fell crashed with a car. 

Her eyes rolled back, the milky white hollows looking ghostly. Her pink lips parted and let out a shriek muffled through the steering wheel which collided with her head- leaving half her forehead gashed and cut. 

The blood dripping from her head rolled down till her hands the palms of which had twisted due to the sudden impact. 

The poor ventilation in the car restricted her breathing and left her half dead on an now empty road with the thick rain pouring outside and the barely lit headlight of her car alerting people of her presence. 

Would someone come to the help of a strangled person or was this how she would die?

 THREE YEARS, SEVEN MONTHS AGO

One thing no one really knew about Scarlett from the surface was that she is a very, scratch that, extremely competitive person. 
If there were a scale to measure it and the range would have been a 1-10, she was  an Amy Santiago. 

Alexander was no less. 
Once he decided that he wanted to do  something he, would do it perfectly.

"Alex, who is to judge what we make?", she asked. 

"We will, duh", he said, rolling his eyes. 

'What? Are you an idiot? We will be biased towards our dishes. This is stupid and I will not waste my time.", Scarlett replied.

"Hah," Alex scoffed, "Now you're just scared you'll loose."

"What? NO I will win. You know what?"

"No I don't Carina.", he said amused.

"Oh go. You're unbelievable", she said exasperated

"Unbelievably hot and charming? Why yes dear I am!", Alex said. 

Scarlett let out a groan rubbing her face with her face. 

"Okay, so I know an all age home- Welcome Home- which houses old people who have been kicked out of their house or have nowhere to go and orphans. They have about 20 people and we have enough for them. They will get food and we will get a fair winner.", she said and clapped her  hands as if she had just come up with the best idea.

"They know you, they will be biased towards you.", Alex said.

"No they won't. Trust me. The kids are picky and the teens need something new everyday. The oldies are all cranky  infants. But they are all super sweet and the most loving." , she said with a distant look on her face. 

Alex thought about it for a minute and decided to agree. Scarlett quickly called the All Age Home and informed them about it. Betty the receptionist was most ecstatic  hearing the news and informed the others about the new. 

Alex made spinach and cream sandwiches and garlic bread with a cream cheese and mozzarella dip for everyone meanwhile Scarlett prepared Palak Paneer and Naan -one of her favorite delicacies from the Indian cuisine. 

(Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish, consisting of paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach, called palak

Paneer is an Indian cheese that's made from curdled milk and some sort of fruit or vegetable acid like lemon juice.

Naan is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread which is found in the cuisines mainly of Western Asia, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent)

After packing all the food in different takeout containers that Alex had from when he brought  over leftovers of his mother's cooking- which was quite a lot- they left.

Who would win?

"I have prepared Indian-they have probably never thought of it.  They will love it. I am going to win. For sure" Scarlett thought smiling to herself.

"My food is the best! They will like it more. Even if they don't I'll win them over by my charm." Alex thought smirking.

Authors Note

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