The drive to Washington felt longer than it should — probably because of the traffic and the thousands of people heading out for the event.
Outside the car window, the city glowed with banners, flags, and massive digital billboards all showing the same thing — GLOBAL COMPETITION FINALS – LIVE TODAY.
It had been four weeks since the semifinals ended, and the world had been waiting for this day.
Dayo sat in the back seat beside Alice, scrolling through his phone as news updates filled the feed.
Everyone was talking about the event again — hashtags, promo clips, contestant highlights — the buildup was insane.
Even though his name wasn't part of the competition anymore, people still connected him to it.
After all, it was under his mentorship that most of the finalists first gained attention.
Dayo would be lying if he said he didn't feel a little jealous or pained that he wasn't among them.
