The road ahead the road ahead would not be easy that just because she had talent didn't mean everything would come to her easily, but the dream was no longer distant she was touching it. Even though her confidence had grown Alyssa couldn't completely shake off the worries within her. She knew that even if she was chosen for the scholarship program she would still face countless challenges at Willow Ridge most students pursuing music had spent years practicing with private teachers playing expensive instruments and performing at prestigious events. What about her she had learned the piano on her own using her ears and hands to figure out each note borrowing old sheet music from the library spending late nights in the corner of a church where it was just her and the old piano the only thing that understood her more than anyone else how could she compete with them.
A thought crossed her mind the familiar feeling that had held her back for so many years that maybe she still wasn't good enough. But then she remembered the moment when she placed her hands on the piano keys in class that day she remembered the absolute silence after the piece Madison's astonished look and the moment Mr. Grayson couldn't refute the truth. She had done what no one thought possible she wasn't just good enough she had exceeded their expectations. If she could do it once she could do it again she clenched her fists her eyes bright with a confidence she had never had before no matter what she would not back down she would go all the way.