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“I’m not afraid,” he corrected. “I’m logically averse to an environment with loud music, unpredictable social interactions, and the expectation of physical contact known as dancing.” Mary smiled. “So you’re scared.”

That night, Sheldon lay in bed, his stomach quiet. He thought about the dance. He hadn’t danced. He hadn’t talked to anyone except Missy and Todd. But for the first time, he realized that not fitting in didn’t have to mean being alone. Sometimes, it just meant finding the other people who also didn’t fit. young sheldon s02e16 bdrip

Sheldon said nothing. Then: “What if I don’t know what to do? What if I stand in the corner and everyone stares?” Mary took his hand. “Then you stand in the corner. And maybe someone interesting joins you.” At the dance, the DJ played a slow song. Missy watched couples shuffle awkwardly. Marcus was suddenly very interested in his shoelaces. Then she saw him—a boy named Todd, who wore glasses and carried a notebook. He wasn’t dancing either. He was drawing the disco ball. “I’m not afraid,” he corrected

The morning sun crept through the curtains of the Cooper house in Medford, Texas, but Sheldon was not his usual punctual self. He lay curled in bed, one hand pressed to his stomach, his face pale. Mary, his mother, touched his forehead. No fever, but the boy who could name every element on the periodic table couldn’t identify what was churning inside him. He thought about the dance

Mary blinked. “You’re afraid of a school dance?”