Ashlyn Berry! Madeline Saunders! That’s her in the flesh! Oh, my goodness!

Olivia’s lips began to tremble. For some reason, she didn’t want Ashlyn to look down on her.

Seconds later, Olivia regained her composure and sat down at the piano.

With both her hands on the keys, a rich and smooth melody soon followed.

As soon as the piece ended, Olivia couldn’t help but stare nervously at the judges.

Ashlyn was the first to give a score of seven point five.

The other judges, too, gave Olivia a score of either seven or eight.

That might not be anything to boast about, but her score wasn’t low either.

If Ashlyn had given a low score, Olivia’s initial plan was to file a complaint against her for abusing her power to avenge personal grudges.

surprise, Ashlyn’s scoring

trying to make sense of the situation

If you don’t think you can showcase your skills through a difficult song, pick something easier that gives you a chance to shine. You can also remind yourself to slow down when you’re playing. It’s normal to feel

as she listened

pertinent, and she had

hearing all that, Olivia felt a moment of clarity

She truly has

said before taking a bow

family

performance ended earlier, Ashlyn neither commented nor paid

had to be judged by Ashlyn, but the latter

the last straw

themselves trapped in a vicious circle when they try to perfect their techniques. And more often than not, all they needed was for someone to point out their mistakes and

was the best example

to the semi-finals, much to the

it’d be a total

the competition, they could still take comfort in knowing that they were

the host announced, “All right. Let’s welcome

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