{"Goodness, the standard this year has been set extremely low," Madison said. She glared at Clarissa as she spoke. "If this competition has become a charity event, it's best not to compete next year," she continued.
Clarissa balled her fists and pretended not to know what Madison was trying to say. It was obvious she did not belong among these people. Although she had also grown up with the same privileges as them, she had a bit more decency. Madison increased the volume of her speech, hoping to cause a scene.
"You would think that after what happened at the last concert, she would have had the decency to quit." Madison said the last of her sentence with so much emphasis and revulsion that Clarissa wondered if continuing in the contest was the right thing to do.
Madison strode toward Clarissa followed by her brigade of worshipers. She stopped directly in front of the woman who she had just been bad mouthing and flashed a wicked grin.
