In the classroom, the professor concluded his lecture and then checked his phone, a small smile tugging at his lips.
“You all have the music competition today—the first round of screening,” he announced.
A wave of excitement buzzed through the room. Students began whispering eagerly until the professor added, curiosity and admiration mixing in his tone, “So, who’s participating from this class?”
A girl with blue-dyed hair, Carina, stood up with a confident smile. The next second, Anna and Riya nudged Siena’s arm, raising her hand for her before she could react. Siena’s eyes widened in shock—she hadn’t signed up. But one look at her friends’ mischievous smiles told her everything. They had already entered her name. Of course, they had—Siena was the best singer in the college, and they we
