-Halle's point of view-

It was the day of the battle rounds and I was more than just nervous. I could not stop shaking. Blake had chosen a DOLLY PARTON SONG. I had to learn it, with the runs, rifts and harmonies in two days. Not only that, he chose to put Jeanette as my competition. She was insanely talented and obviously had much more experience than I did. I sighed and looked down at my feet as Jeanette hummed our song, waiting for our cue to come on stage.

About two minutes later, the producer handed us our microphones and shoved us out the stage door. I tried to walk with my head held high but it was even more terrifying than the audition! We took our spots on the opposite sides of the stage and the introduction played. Jeanette began singing, forcefully

"Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Jolene,

Oh I'm begging of you please don't take my man.

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene , Jolene,

Please don't take him even though you can."

I began singing the next verse, somewhat nervously. I walked toward Jeanette and sung…

"Your beauty is beyond compare,

with flaming locks of auburn hair

and ivory skin with eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

Your voice is soft like summer rain

And I cannot compete with you, Jolene."

I gestured toward her, as if she was Jolene.

"He talks about you in his sleep,

There's nothing I can do to keep from crying

When he calls your name, Jolene."

Jeanette began singing along with me, harmonizing, creating the high part.

"And I can easily understand

That you could easily take my man

But you don't know

What he means to me Jolene."

The rest of the performance was sort of a blur to me. She sung the next few verses alone and I ended the song, belting with such emotion , emotion that I forgot I had.

"Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, I'm begging of you please don't take my man.

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Please don't take him just because you can…."

The crowd cheered, and cheered and cheered. Jeanette hugged me for some reason, although during rehearsals she made it very clear she didn't like me.

Carson Daly came onto the stage and stood between us. He directed questions towards the coaches, and finally came to Blake.

"Ya' know Carson, this really is a tough decision. I paired these two young ladies together to see who could really fight their way to the top. And ya know, both of them did a fantastic job, but… " he sighed "The winner of this battle is… Halle. "

I gasped and put my hands over my mouth. I mindlessly gave Jeanette another hug and muttered something about not giving up. I went over to Blake and gave him a huge hug when I noticed Adam staring at me. I ignored it, thinking he must have zoned out, and walked off stage with a huge smile on my face.