Paige and Tovah quickly hit it off. "You mean to tell me that your uncle, who knows nothing about ice skating, helped you learn how to spin like that?" Tovah asked during their first lesson.
"Well, I don't think he's really my uncle," Paige replied thoughtfully. "But he is really smart and he explained to me what I needed to do and then I did it."
"But, he did hurt his shoulder when he tried to show me," she added as an afterthought.
"Well, I would really like to meet this uncle," Tovah commented. "I would assume he probably has a degree in kinesiology."
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"Does Paige have a program?" Tovah asked Laurel a week later.
"Oh, yes. She has the program she skated for the Spring Fling competition," Laurel replied. "Actually, I have her music right here." She dug down into Paige's skating bag, pulled out the CD, and handed it over.
"Good," Tovah replied. "Let me put this on the speaker and see what the program looks like."
"That actually was quite good," Tovah told Paige a short time later. "There were a couple of bobbles, but I think they were because you haven't skated the program for a while. Let's go back over the various moves and see what they look like. Then we will try the entire program again."
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"The rink is sponsoring a late summer skating competition," Tovah told Laurel and Paige several days later. "And, I think Paige should enter it."
"It would have to be at the Intermediate Level," Laurel replied thoughtfully. "She hadn't taken her Novice Level tests yet."
"I have my music and dress from Milwaukee," Paige said excitedly. "So I don't have to get anything new. Can I enter – Please?"
"I don't see any reason why not," Laurel smiled. "Who do I need to see to get an entry form?"
"Check at the front desk," Tovah told her. "They should have copies there."
"Now, young lady," she addressed Paige. "Let's get to work!"