Iris had existed within a strict level of emotional control. Too little stimulation could lead to debilitating depression, while too much could excite her into a seizure. The fear of deviating into either state itself put tremendous stress on her shoulders, pressing down so solidly that the line between the two unwanted conditions were so close together, she thought she might experience both at once.
Everything had changed the day she attended a free ballroom dancing lesson. Moving her body in tandem with a partner as the music flowed through and around her carried the cares of her world away.
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