"Again!" he hit the stick on the music sheet in front of Dana. "Do it from the top!"
She took a deep breath and did what he said, but after few minutes of playing, he hit the music sheet again.
"Stop!" The stick he is holding was plastered on the music sheet as he narrowed his eyes on Dana. "Since you came back from your audition from New York, your notes were all over the place." he sighed in disappointment.
"Listen, Miss Hasegawa, the other pianist that are vying for this competition started practicing for many years, some have the competition as their only goal for playing the piano."
Dana couldn't meet her teacher's eyes. She knew what was happening to her. She couldn't focus on the piano because her mind kept on wandering to her last conversation with Grand. Until now she kept on thinking if she should call him and take back what she said.