4
Daughters
I stood backstage, glancing up at the massive crowd. Our match had been publicized in the newspaper as the ‘Superstar Ladies of cooking’ alongside our modeling head shots.
“How the heck did they even get this picture?” I asked out loud. I wasn’t a model, so the image was something akin to a school picture where I’d been giving my best reality TV star impression. I’d made sure to use nearly every makeup item I owned, ending up looking like a sexy wannabe with bedroom eyes and lips like a blowup doll’s. “Mom’s going to be pissed. Oh well.” I looked towards the main arena.
The MC took to the mic. For this round, the position had been given to a small girl dressed in gothic Lolita attire.
“First into the arena is the Goddess of Greenery, Giovanna Aldini!” Her voice was surpris
