“Wonderful!”
Lily said.
“And Judge Catherine, don’t bring your judge clothes or your serious judge face. Just bring yourself. Okay?”
The next afternoon, Catherine rolled her wheelchair to the park. She found Lily sitting by the duck pond wearing a yellow sundress and feeding breadcrumbs to the ducks.
“Judge Catherine!”
Lily called out, waving enthusiastically.
“Come sit with me.”
Catherine rolled her wheelchair over to the pond. Lily immediately reached into her bag and pulled out more breadcrumbs.
“Here,”
Lily said, pouring some breadcrumbs into Catherine’s hand.
“The ducks are really hungry today.”
For the next hour, Catherine found herself doing something she hadn’t done in years. She played, she fed the ducks, listened to Lily’s stories, and even laughed.
“Judge Catherine,”
Lily said as they watched the ducks.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Of course, sweetie.”
“Before your accident, what was your favorite thing to do?”
Catherine thought for a moment.
“I used to love dancing,”
she said quietly.
“I took ballet lessons when I was little, and even as an adult, I would dance around my house when I was happy.”
“Dancing?”
Lily said, clapping her hands.
“I love dancing, too! Do you miss it?”
Catherine felt tears coming to her eyes.
“Yes, I miss it very much.”
Lily stood up and held out her hand.
“Would you like to dance with me right now?”
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