She Danced With A Metal Tack Hidden In Her Shoe, Then Exposed Brooke In Front Of The Judges.
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Chapter 10
The judges from the competition made their decision two weeks later.
They reviewed the performance video.
They reviewed the evidence.
They reviewed medical documentation.
They disqualified Brooke.
Then they awarded me first place.
When Ms. Alvarez told me, everyone expected me to scream.
I did not.
I sat down.
My mother covered her face.
First place came with a scholarship.
Not huge.
But enough to change things.
Dance summer intensive.
Application fees.
New shoes.
Physical therapy.
My mother whispered, “You did it.”
I looked at her hands.
Rough from diner work.
“WE did it.”
She cried then.
May you like
Real tears.
The kind she usually saved for the shower when she thought I could not hear.
