Chapter 141 Secret Exposed

• As soon as I shouted, “Stop!” the music cut out. For the length of a few unsteady heartbeats, silence filled the auditorium.
• Then one of the judges clicked on her microphone. “Cynthia. Do you intend to start again? We will have to penalize you this time.”
• “I-I can’t do this,” I said, my voice shaking. The gravity of what I was doing weighed heavily on me. I knew I was giving up on my dream. But for my baby, I had no choice. “I’m sorry.”