June considered that.
“Did that feel different?”
“Very.”
“How?”
Elena smiled.
“I wasn’t waiting to find out whether my knee would hold. I could pay attention to James and the music.”
June looked down at her notebook.
Then she whispered, “I want to do that.”
Elena leaned closer.
“Then perhaps the question isn’t whether you can stand. Perhaps it’s whether the school can plan a dance that includes the way you move.”
June’s expression changed.
She looked at Marissa.
“Mom, can we ask Mr. Pierce again?”
Marissa smiled.
“Of course.”
Theo appeared carrying a plate of cookies.
“I told you she’d have an idea!”
June rolled her eyes.
“Theo, you didn’t even know what we were talking about.”
He looked offended.
“I knew some of it.”
Everyone laughed.
Then June turned back to Elena.
“Would you help me explain it?”
Elena considered.
“I can come with you and your parents if you’d like. But I think you should explain what you want first.”
June nodded.
“I can do that.”
Elena smiled.
“I know.”
