Rewriting My Heart's Fate

The crowd gave me a standing ovation.

I smiled and bowed at the judges before turning around. I just so happened to see Penny's shocked face.

She must've never thought that my work would cause such a commotion. She finally realized that she shouldn't look down on me.

The fashion show ended after my model made her last pose, the cameras flashing nonstop.

Confident that I would win, I walked off the stage and waited for the organizer to announce the competition results.

The competition had come to an end, and the works of all the competitors were presented. The judges headed backstage for the final selection of the best work today.

I was on the edge of my seat, waiting as I played with my fingers despite knowing for sure that I would turn out to be the champion.

With my design, I was sure that I'd win!

Not long after that, the host spoke into the microphone, "The winner of the best design is..."

He paused for suspense as he stared at the opened envelope in his hand.

Everyone went quiet. I held my breath. My heart raced, although I was certain that I would win.

to our winner, Evelyn

was beside me, was

me after that. "Congrats, Ms. Wiley! Your design

but I plan to start my own studio to realize my dreams. I do hope that we can cooperate in

but he recomposed himself and gave me an understanding

have quite the courage

for someone your age," he said. "Starting a business isn't an easy feat, but I

contact me if you ever need help with

that, he handed me his card. He gave me a

tightly. Why should I

and controlling of me because I was too easygoing before

the blame on him. It was my problem for being too cowardly. But now, I had what it took to

my victory, I

the

goal is to start my own studio and to come up with designs to emphasize the beauty of our culture and tradition. I want people from all around the world to

culture!"

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giving my speech. The people were impressed by my words and were all looking forward to seeing what