âShe canât even remember sheet music?â
âRemembering sheet music is the most basic thing for people learning the piano. Itâs unbelievable that she canât even remember a complete piece of music.â
âAnd whatâs more, she canât even play âTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.â Thatâs just ridiculous! I could play that when I was four.â
âHow could someone like her get second place?â
âThere must be something fishy about her second place!â
Ashley, a judge sitting in the front row of the audience, took the microphone and said disappointingly, âThis yearâs piano competition not only requires highâlevel performance, but also your own composition. From the first preliminary round to the top eight in the third round, you have been playing the same piece.â
Other contestants would compose several pieces and take turns to perform, showing their better side and getting more points. But Yolanda had been performing âMiseryâ from beginning to end.
âAt first, I thought you were confident in your own composition and thought you could win the competition with one song. So you performed with one song from beginning to end. I even thought you were confident. I didnât expect that itâs the exact opposite, and you could only play âMisery!â Ashley was extremely disappointed in her, âYou tried to bluff your way through this serious and solemn occasion.
Iâm very disappointed in you.â
âNo, no, itâs not like that.â Yolanda was almost crying, âI can play more than just this one.â
People in the audience mocked, âThen play it! Show your skills and prove yourself!â
âMaestro Melody plays so well, youâre scared, arenât you? You donât dare to play, do you?â
âApologize!â
âApologize to Maestro Melody!â
âYou donât deserve second place! You donât even belong in this circle!â
âYolanda, you are a disgrace to the piano world! Please leave this circle!â
âGet out of here! Get out!â
Attlee and Olga watched helplessly as their daughter went from being the center of attention as the second place to being despised by everyone, all because of Arabella!
Just as they were about to say something to help, Arabella spoke.
âJust now, I ran into one of your old classmates downstairs.â Arabella spoke with a calm expression and a strong aura, âLetâs invite her up now.â Everyone looked surprised as a girl came up on stage and said elegantly, âHi everyone, my name is Tina. I came with Frida to the award ceremony. I used to be in the same class as Yolanda.â
Yolanda said in surprise, âTina!â
She used to get along very well with Tina, they could be called good friends. But after some conflicts and Tinaâs transfer, they lost contact. Could Tina have been bought off by Arabella?
No matter what, Yolanda felt like she was done for today! She subconsciously clenched her fists, her face pale.
âYolandaâs family wasnât wellâoff before, Iâve been to her house and there wasnât a piano. In fact, she was very envious of me learning the piano since childhood, and would always look at the piano when she came to my house. I can testify that before Yolanda went to high school, she had never touched a piano, and couldnât even tell the difference between the bass and treble clefs. She should have started learning the piano after she started high school.â Tina said.