"At your heart of hearts...what do you really want?" She asked, soothingly.
Zoe shifted in her seat. "Well, it's embarrassing." She said.
"Come on dear, you can tell me anything."
Zoe looked up. "Promise me that you won't tell anyone?" Miss Fine shook her head. "Especially Jon?" Zoe pleaded.
"Especially Jon" Miss Fine repeated. "What happens in this room stays in this room."
Zoe nodded suddenly at ease with everything. She didn't know why but she felt that she could trust this woman.
"I..." Zoe paused. "I want to be a cheerleader."
"A cheerleader? Miss Fine asked. Now this was a surprise. She reached for her tablet. " Tell me about it." She said soothingly.
"Well it was when I first started at this school." Zoe started. "Neither mom or Jon know about this but I tried out for the squad."
Miss Fine nodded. "Go on"
"It was a disaster. All the girls on the squad laughed at me and made fun of me. I ran and then that's when I bumped into Athena."
"Who?" Miss Fine asked.
"She's my best friend." Zoe explained. "She had seen that I was upset so she comforted me and that's how we became best friends. Only Athena knows about this."
"I see." Miss Fine said making notes on her tablet. "Well Zoe. All is not lost. I can help you become a cheerleader."
"Really?" Zoe asked.
"That is if you still want to." She replied. Zoe nodded.
"Well. I think that's it for now. I will be seeing you again soon."
