"Uh, no," she replied somewhat nervously. "I was just looking for a... a... rest room." She winced when she finished her sentence, which told me she wasn't looking for no rest room. She was looking for me. "But that's okay," she added quickly. "I can change when I get back." Good save, I thought. Masterful.
"You were great," I said.
"Thank you," she answered fighting shyness all of a sudden.
"I mean all of you were great, but... especially you."
A sudden surge of confidence brought her eyes to mine. "Oh, really? What was so great about me?"
"I mean your cheering was great, your singing. It seems like you can do a lot of things."
"I wish that were true," she said. "You saw pretty much everything I do well."
"I doubt that," I said. "I bet you're a good student, too."
She shrugged and
