Still thinking about the Competition

I don't remember much from that evening. I don't remember the music we danced to. I don't remember how I danced. I remember the room being super hot and the sound being very precarious. I remember some people  were cheering for us. I do remember when they announced the 3rd, 2nd and 1st places. I remember being disappointed. It wasn't until later that I put things in perspective and realized that being 3rd was actually a great thing. It was only when my teacher came to me and hugged me saying: I am so proud of you! that I realized I had done well, despite the results, or I had done well and the 3rd place was actually fair and not a bad thing.