Go live your way Part 2

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Alvaro and Zoe stood in the corridor to the stage to hold them tight again and to wish them good luck. Then they were alone, waiting for their call. Mia took Juanma's hand. "Are you nervous" he asked.

"Not more than normal and you?"
Juanma moved his hand in serpentine lines and grinned at her. They were announced and called. Juanma and Mia took their positions and the music played. It started with a quiet, purely instrumental song, which they had come up with in order to find a transition to a faster song, which then merged into Ya no mas.

Mia noticed uncertainties in Juanma, but she was sure, that only she noticed it because of the proximity to him. Both were fully focused and had blocked out everything around them.Juanma and Mia kept eye contact throughout performance.

When the last sounds came, they took hands and bowed in the direction of the audience. The hall raged. Mia was sure she had heard Alvaro from the calls. She saw Ramiro who had put his arm around Isabel and she could have sworn he had tears in his eyes.

When they were in the locker room, Juanma was all sweaty. Mia gave him water and said "sit down first"

"Everything worked out" said Juanma and took Mia in his arms.
"But you are already knocked out" she said worried and put her hand on his forehead.

"Doesn't matter, Mia, we made it, everything worked out." She gave him a squeeze.

There was a knock and Alvaro and Zoe came into the locker room. Alvaro ran up to Mia and took her in his arms. "You were great, everyone was cheering and so far I would say you were the best."
Zoe had also taken Juanma in her arms "Really Alvaro is right, that was great."
Only then did she notice that Juanma was sweating. " Everything OK with you?" she asked
Mia looked at Juanma and said to Zoe. "I'm afraid he'll get sick, but he really wanted to make the show."

"And why did Mia know that again and I didn't," Zoe said in a mock insulted tone.

"I knew it too," Alvaro whispered. Zoe pouted.

"You would have talked me out of the performance and worried the whole time. Mia had to know because she was affected," said Juanma. "And it's not that bad either"

Juanma and Mia still had to wait for the points to be awarded. Zoe and Alvaro went back to the others and Mia and Juanma changed. Clara had sent Mia a message asking how it had gone.

Juanma sat down again. Mia said "It's the last duo's turn". Juanma nodded. He was tired, even if the pill was still working, he still didn't feel quite fit.

They sat next to each other for a moment. Mia had already packed all things together, including Juanma's and now they were waiting. After a while there was a knock and they were told that they had to go on stage to award points. Mia got up and pulled Juanma up. She smiled at him.

When they went on stage, they both got nervous. Mia wondered if they had made mistakes. They stood together as the other duos and had taken each other's hand. The moderator again explained the awarding of points. There were 6 duos. The tension increased and Mia could also read the nervousness in the faces of the others. Juanma seemed to be holding his breath. She squeezed his hand with both of her and looked at him. He held her gaze.

Then the moderator said "What did you want, let's start with most or least of the points"

The calls of the audience could not be clearly understood. The moderator decided on the most points and said "We have a front runner who also leads the overall standings. The school of Ramiro Archaval, St. Marys received the highest number of points for the performance of their duo Juanma and Mia. Ten points for St . Maryyyyyyyyys, "he called, congratulating them both. Mia and Juanma jumped into the air at the same time and hugged each other.

The attending students of St. Marys could be heard from the audience and Mia saw that Ramiro clapped wildly and had tears in his eyes. The points of the other schools were named. The worst rating was 7 points, which generally indicated a high standard.

"Who wants to see our winning duo again?" Asked the moderator. The audience cheered and he said to Mia "One more time?" Mia looked at Juanma, who nodded almost imperceptibly and said "Ya no mas". The Morderator passed it on and the song was played.

The song always worked, so Mia chose it. They were adopted with thunderous applause.

On the way to the locker room a boy from another duo came up to them. "Hey," he said to Mia "I noticed you on the bus" Mia looked at him. "I'm Mia and what's your name"

"Antonio, are you two together"

"No, we're just good friends" Mia said. Juanma was still holding her hand. Antonio looked at their hands and said: "You are good, I have to admit that. Congratulations on the win."

When Mia and Juanma were in their changing room, Juanma first let hisself fall on the chair. Mia could see that he was knocked out. She gave him more water and sat down next to him. "Would you like another pill?"

"Yes please. That would be great."

They were was also brought back by bus, which was good because the cars were all occupied. Juanma fell asleep after a few minutes' drive.