Author’s POV
The staff member noticed that her colleague was looking at her.
"Not yet," she said. "This is going to get bigger. If we move now, we lose the story. Let it run."
The staff member wasn't sure if that was the right call. But she was also junior enough not to push back. The two of them decided to wait.
Jake's POV
I was about to get up and leave when I saw that Ava had stepped out on stage.
I didn’t usually participate in such events like these, and the only reason I came here today was to support Adrienne. Now that her performance was over, it was time for me to leave.
However, I’d only taken a few steps when the third performer appeared on stage.
Feeling curious, I glanced over.
For some inexplicable reason, I instinctively stopped in my tracks and turned my attention
