❝Artists cannot fail, it is a success just to be one.❞

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"Mikaela!" A distant voice called her through the hallway. Her head whipped around to see Cara waving at her. She smiled in return.

"Hey, what's up?" Mikaela threw her arm over Cara's shoulders.

"There's an art competition held in school later today!"

"Um...yeah, so?"

"You should enter!" Cara beamed at her.

"Haha... no."

"Why!" She whined.

"I like drawing, but... I don't like competing," Mikaela muttered.

"Oh, c'mon-." Cara was cut off.

"Drop it."

Aaron had participated on the competition. He didn't win first place though, but he didn't seem affected by it. Actually, he was smiling.

"How come you're taking this so...well?" Mikaela asked.

"Being an artist is the only gift I need."

He smiled wide.