KIRA

And here came the day we entered the competition. There were a lot of locals and we could barely get through them. My family had already taken their places near the trail, waiting for this to begin. Gabriel held my hand until we enrolled.

“Are you nervous, dear Kira?” he asked me just as we made it out of the crowd. The first test was actually the ribbon test.

“Not really. But we will make a fool out of ourselves within so many people”

“Nonsense! We are going to win this!” he showed his determination, which, I had to admit, was brave.

I didn’t get to say any more...