Cartwheels

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She was nervous, even though her goal was just to compete, to see how she does after eight months off and how well she could handle the pressure and how her knee would feel. I came up up to her and said, ‘Well, it seems like you’re not very nervous at all and I’m surprised!’ and she said, ‘Look at my hands, Alexander!’ and her hands were shaking. ‘Maybe I’m not showing that I’m nervous, but inside I have butterflies!’