Daniel stared at her.
“That’s impossible.”
Maria knelt beside Lily.
“Lily,” she said gently, “do you want to show Daddy what we practiced?”
Lily hesitated.
Then Maria placed Lily’s feet flat on the rug.
No lifting.
No forcing.
Just steadying.
Lily’s legs trembled.
Daniel stepped forward instinctively.
“Wait,” Maria whispered.
Lily shifted her weight.
One foot slid forward.
Then the other.
Lily stood.
Two seconds.
Three.
Then she fell back into Maria’s arms, laughing.
Daniel dropped to his knees.
Hope.
Terror.
Awe.
“She’s been doing that?” he whispered.
Maria nodded.
“She tries when no one tells her she can’t.”
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