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With this thought in mind, Stella closed her eyes and gazed silently at the glistening water. "Sorry, I didn't think that much..."

Riley gave a mortifying little smile. With a snort and a mumble about having a lousy idea, John turned to face Stella and behaving like an antipath. "Charge up your phone so we can take pictures later when they are in competition."

Riley asked as she had an epiphany, "Will everyone be present when the competition is on?"

"Yes, everyone will come, and there will be judges," John said with a nod.

"Are only men allowed to compete?"

John turned to face Riley and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, men can compete, so can we girls."

With a brilliant light in her eyes, Joh said, "Yes, but... They didn't make such arrangements and girls couldn't attend."

"Isn't that easy?" Riley grinned, reached across to take Stella’s arm, and waved to him nearby, "Mr. Jude!"

Riley’s cry caught other people's attention, and Jude turned to face her. His eyes were