Emma rose higher than the audience expected.
Her body rotated rapidly beneath the arena lights.
Without arms to help control the movement, every adjustment came from her shoulders, core, hips, and legs.
Rachel watched from below.
Emma completed the rotation.
Then another.
The crowd began reacting before she even came down.
Emma opened her body at exactly the right moment.
She landed.
Her knees bent.
But she stayed upright.
The audience exploded into applause.
Emma did not celebrate yet.
She immediately turned back toward the trampoline.
The hardest skill was still coming.
Rachel saw the look on her face.
One more.
Emma nodded.
This next jump was the one people had told her she should never attempt.
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