A small action can reveal a conflict - Online practice 2

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Original opening, 'The model bridge': For a week I had called our bridge unbreakable. In the hall, chairs scraped and a microphone hummed. I smiled at the waiting class. Under the first weight, one paper support bent. I reached for the curtain, stopped, and turned the broken side towards the audience. Someone raised a hand. I nodded. Analyse the character's choice using actions and pauses, not only a label such as 'kind'. An interpretation may be plausible without being certain.