The first-round competition event went well. Of the approximately fifty contestants, only twelve contestants made it to the next round. One of them was Alicia Johnson, the young girl who has confessed her feelings to 'Nick.'
At first, Kaylee hoped that Alicia would not be as great as she thought and would fall in the first round. Who would have thought, it turned out that this girl shines the most among the other contestants.
Without prioritizing her interests, Kaylee still assessed Alicia's performance professionally and rationally. She was always untroubled and doing her job seriously.
But when it came to recess, where all the jury were provided with a room, only then did Kaylee encounter a nerve-wreck.
"Wendy, what should I do? If that girl really wins…"
"Hey, take it easy. The next song won't be as easy as before. We still have a chance. But, I have to say, that girl reminds me of you."
"Me?"
"Do you remember the first time you entered the international piano championships? You're the one who shines the most among the other contestants."
"Well, I think she will become a great professional pianist later."
Wendy laughed with amusement. "Now you admire her. You're not worried that she'll chase you when you meet on Monday."
"Are you my friend? Please, don't remind me of that." Kaylee took a deep breath and then decided to walk outside for some fresh air.
The next round starts in about half an hour, and the juries decided to rest their eyes and back muscles as they had been sitting in the same position for more than four hours.
Kaylee didn't walk away from the break room because she didn't want it to be considered rude to explore this campus without permission.
Well, it doesn't matter to her exploring this campus because no one will stop her. But she didn't want to be interrupted by the kids from seeing her or Wendy.
Not to mention that Jacob was eager to talk with Wendy. She had to be careful if she didn't want Jacob to find out that she was Nick.
Fortunately, Jacob idolizes Wendy and not Roe. Otherwise, the young man will be suspicious of her.
After all, since the first day Kaylee set foot on this campus, Jacob was the closest friend to her. She was afraid if Jacob would notice her as 'Nick' if Jacob stood near her long enough.
Meanwhile, in another room, Alicia tried to contact 'Nick' restlessly. At the same time, Jacob also tried to get Nick with an enthusiastic heart. One wanted to hear answers to her confession while the other desired to tell Nick that he has met his sister.
But both of them couldn't reach Nick because their friend didn't pick up the phone.
Well, actually, the person they were calling was Kaylee, and right now, Kaylee turned on mute mode on her cellphone, so she wouldn't know that someone called her.
"Alice, I never knew you were so good at playing the piano. You're almost on Nick's level." praised one of his friends to make Jacob interested to hear it.
"O, right? I remember Nick playing Liezt's song during the last recital. He is a genius at playing the piano."
"Why doesn't he join this race? I'm pretty sure he has a great chance of winning."
"I'm also surprised. He's obviously talented and genius at playing the piano, but why did he even take guitar music classes as his major?"
Jacob listened to his friends talk with great interest. He had never thought this way before because Nick's choice was none of his business.
But after listening to his friends' talk, Jacob became curious about why Nicholas Larson didn't take the piano class as his major?
Jacob once listened to Nick's piano playing on a television monitor because the recital was held behind closed doors. Still, his appearance was broadcast on television for other applicants to see.
Even though he had only listened to his play once, Jacob knew immediately that the boy was a prodigy boy. His body language style, expression, and long-pressing fingers dancing on the piano tuts could steal the listener's breath.
For some reason, Jacob suddenly missed his best friend. Even though they will meet on Monday, he wanted to talk to his best friend.
Regrettably, Nick didn't pick up the phone, so Jacob decided to look for Wendy to ask about his brother, who hasn't been contactable.
Well, the real reason was because he wanted to see Wendy again.
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When Jacob arrived in the corridor where the juries were resting, Jacob's footsteps stopped when he saw a girl in a pink dress daydreaming out of the window.
Her figure from the side looks like a silhouette of a beautiful girl admiring the beauty of the universe.
At first, he didn't pay much attention to Roe because he was more interested in meeting Wendy. Now when he looked at the girl who seemed oblivious to his presence, Jacob realized that this girl named Roe was charming.
No wonder his friends admired Roe and called her the ideal girl.
Her tiny frame and looked so fragile makes anyone want to protect her. Her thin lips and dimples that always appear every time the girl smiles captivated all the hearts of men in this world.
Jacob knew Roe was a composer and arranger who was quite outstanding in this country. Even her name was well known in the European continent and had invited her to the noble ball party.
Sadly, Roe never accepted the invitation and chose not to go abroad. Nobody knew why Roe refused, and they could only wonder why Roe gave up this golden opportunity.
Jacob moved his foot to get closer to Roe, and his ear caught a muttering of a melody he often heard.
Isn't this…
Nick often mumbled this melody whenever he was in a daze. Why could he hear it from Roe? Or is it a popular melody this year? Why wouldn't he know about it?
Jacob's footsteps stopped, and at that moment, he noticed the small movement Roe was making.
At this point, Roe moved her finger over the window sill as if she were playing piano keys. Precisely seeing this, Jacob frowned even more.
Why does Roe have the same habits as Nick? And why is Roe singing the melody that Nick sings a lot?
When Jacob closed his eyes, he even felt he was hearing Nick singing the melody!
What is this?