Can I say "No" to the essay section?

I sat for the last administration of the SAT essay. I did not do so well, and I know it is not required anymore. SO, can I put that I did not take it at all? I’m not going to send an official essay score to colleges and the SAT score I’m sending is not from the test I took with the essay.

Who is asking whether you took the essay?

If you took it, you should say you took it. No school is going to care about the score.