Mr. Pierce smiled.
“That would be useful.”
Then he looked at June again.
“I’m sorry I made you feel that you couldn’t be part of the performance. I should have asked you what would work instead of assigning you a different role.”
June studied him.
“Can I still help with the music too?”
He laughed.
“Absolutely.”
She grinned.
The meeting lasted another twenty minutes.
They discussed the stage layout, rehearsal timing, and how to create a routine that allowed June to participate without making her responsible for every other student’s movements.
Elena mostly listened.
She didn’t need to solve the choreography.
June had already begun doing that.
As they left, Theo ran ahead toward the parking lot.
Marissa called after him.
“Slow down!”
He stopped beside the car.
Then he turned toward Elena.
“Did we fix it?”
She smiled.
“We started.”
Theo considered that.
Then he nodded.
“Okay.”
***
The first rehearsal with the revised formation didn’t go perfectly.
June’s chair turned more slowly than expected during one section.
Two classmates moved too close together.
Dani forgot which direction she was supposed to step.
