When I arrived at the competition venue, I ran into Ryan accompanying Nora. Many people around us cast their gazes upon us. The news of my piano battle with Nora had already spread. She greeted me with a cheerful smile. "Lily, I hope we won't clash later. It would be too embarrassing if you lost to me." I smiled back, "Don't worry, winning against you is a piece of cake."
Nora's chosen piece was the one she plagiarized from me, the one I wrote for my child. In this competition, original compositions could earn extra points. She played the piece with deep emotion, capturing the infatuation and intimacy between lovers. I sneered silently from the audience.
I played the famous Moonlight Sonata. This piece, seemingly simple, was actually quite technically demanding and rich with complex emot
