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.

scoring was fair and

make sense of the

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 nervous when you’re on stage, and your playing speed inadvertently increases along with your heartbeat. Therefore, if you don’t make a conscious effort to slow yourself

widened as

advice was professional and pertinent, and she had

felt a moment of clarity

truly has

Olivia said before taking a bow and going

to sit with her family in the auditorium, glared at Olivia in

Ashlyn neither commented nor

judged by Ashlyn, but the latter only made a

was the last straw

vicious circle when they try to perfect their techniques. And more often than not, all they needed

best

the semi-finals, much to the delight

a total embarrassment if the ladies had gotten kicked out in the

could still take comfort in knowing that they were good enough to be sent

announced, “All

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