Leigh walked into Mr. Ryckle's office and sat down. She still wasn't used to the cane, and had no idea what to do with it. She ended up holding it flat across her knees.

"Ah, Mrs. Dalrymple," Mr. Ryckle said, "It's good to see you moving better. I wanted to go over the year-end review. The Board is taking their duties very seriously now and has asked to have a representative at all these meetings. If you are comfortable with that we will proceed."

"I don't have a problem with ...