#Chapter 6 - The beginning of Competition

And just like that I was taking part of the competition. My heart could not stop pounding. After Elijah made the grand gesture and I accepted I had expected a lot of people to vocalize me being a late however no one made waves to address the situation. Which was fine with me.

As I looked up at my advisory I knew that whatever he had in store for me would test more than jus my abilities at an actress.

"That's all I can help you with. You won't say it's unfair, will you?" he said. “I cannot image you pouting at the situation at hand.”

“Why would I pout,” I said.

"You are at a slight disadvantage, kitten. “After all, the other candidates have two full weeks to prepare." My heart skipped a beat. The contest took two weeks of preparation.

"What about me?" Ava asked.

"Oh—" he said meaningfully, "the game starts the day after tomorrow."

Elijah had arranged for me to be instructed by Lydia. She would be in charge of any lessons or important details throughout the competition. That's when th