Everyone is focused on her.
After raising a ruckus around town present, Gracie jumps into a standing situation with an immense grin. The crowd ejects with acclaim and shouts.
Her colleagues race to Gracie and embrace her tight – they are happy to the point that they bounce all over about what she’s recently finished.
Everybody in the room is reciting, “Gracie, Gracie… ” Yet what is the adjudicators’ take of her daily practice? Gracie can scarcely trust it.