Imani arrived early at a pottery workshop to start labeling artifacts before anyone else. The room felt louder than usual, even though it was mostly empty. Imani read the directions twice and kept smoothing the paper with a thumb. When a classmate offered help, Imani answered quickly, 'I'm fine,' and turned away. A minute later, Imani let out a long breath and finally asked what the classmate meant. Together they fixed a mistake that Imani had not noticed. On the walk back, Imani laughed at how much easier it was to work with someone.