Moving On

The results of the qualifiers would be officially announced three days after the final round, but Ember didn't need to wait that long to learn the results of her duel with Leo.

After the intense ending of their musical duel, the crowd exploded, and it took multiple minutes before the room calmed down. Even before they did, though, everyone up on stage already knew who would be taking the win.

Ember had met Leo in a disadvantageous duo, considering the makeup of the crowd, but by the end of the night, they had forgotten their attraction to the group of handsome young men in favor of the infectious aura of stardom carried by Ember. 

Even when they left the venture at the end of the night, echoes of her song still bounced around in their chests, and quite a number of them opened up their phones as they climbed into their cars, hoping to find a recording of the song they'd just heard to play on the radio for the ride.