Sunny begins writing in his diary again after a long hiatus, feeling his anxiety rising over a decision he must make.

Sunny deliberately stops running mid-race at a Saturday meet and walks to the finish.

Sunny confesses to Coach that he quit running because of guilt over his mother's death and his father's pressure.

Coach invites Sunny to stay on the Defenders by trying the discus throw instead of running.

Sunny tells Gramps at the hospital that he has quit running and wants to pursue dance.

After Gramps contacts Darryl, Darryl asks Sunny to explain why he stopped running.

Sunny and Darryl have a heated confrontation in which Sunny says he cannot breathe under Darryl's expectations.

Sunny learns at the hospital that Mr. Rufus has fallen into a coma.

Sunny performs his dance routine using only sounds so the unconscious Mr. Rufus can still experience it.

An errant discus throw nearly hits Sunny's teammates, and Coach schedules extra Friday practice.

Sunny discovers years' worth of his old blue ribbons hidden inside a pillow in Darryl's bedroom.

Darryl finds Sunny surrounded by the ribbons and embraces him, apologizing for shutting him out.

Darryl and Sunny have dinner together where Darryl admits he never felt like a real father without Sunny's mother.

Darryl tells Sunny to throw the discus at the meet for himself alone, not for anyone else.

At his birthday meet, Sunny winds up for his third and final discus throw after two fouls.

Sunny Lancaster is a gifted runner who secretly wants to quit the Defenders track team and pursue dance instead. After stopping mid-race to defy his father's expectations, Sunny confesses to his coach, who offers him the chance to stay on the team as a discus thrower. While supporting his hospitalized friend Mr. Rufus, Sunny grows into his love of dance but also struggles to master the discus. A long-building confrontation with his father Darryl forces both of them to finally address the grief and guilt surrounding Sunny's mother's death. Darryl's discovery of Sunny in his bedroom leads to a breakthrough apology and the beginning of a genuine bond between father and son. On Sunny's birthday, he steps into the discus ring carrying new confidence and the unconditional support of the people who love him.

The key decisions and confrontations that transform Sunny's life.

Sunny recalls watching Patina win her first 4x800 relay and the entire Defenders team celebrating together.

Sunny writes that his mother died giving birth to him and that he sometimes feels like a murderer.

Aurelia arrives on Monday morning and breaks the tense silence between Sunny and Darryl.

Aurelia gets her 20th sobriety anniversary tattoo and reveals how Sunny's mother helped her through addiction.

Sunny and Darryl work together on a puzzle that gradually reveals a photograph of Sunny's mother.

During a hospital performance, Sunny watches Mr. Rufus move and dance from his hospital bed.

Teammate Lynn challenges Sunny for stretching with the team since he is no longer a runner.

Coach teaches Sunny the proper spinning technique as the essential first step before any discus throw.

Sunny hears Darryl crying alone late at night from his bedroom down the hall.

Aurelia takes Sunny to watch the documentary Baraka, which leaves Sunny nearly speechless.

Sunny nearly chokes on a hard biscuit and Aurelia's Heimlich maneuver fails to dislodge it.

Gramps gives Sunny a photograph of his mother taken at her baby shower, capturing her in motion.

Darryl goes on his first date with Ms. Linda while Sunny stays home alone with his mother's photograph.

After reconciling the night before, Darryl and Sunny share breakfast and Darryl laughs loudly for the first time.

Aurelia and Gramps arrive at the birthday track meet carrying a large bunch of balloons.

Behind Sunny's decision to quit running is a life rich with support, memory, and complicated emotion. His teacher Aurelia, who was his mother's best friend and a recovering addict, introduces him to dance and to the spirit of the mother he never knew. The nightly puzzle ritual Sunny shares with Darryl keeps their fragile connection alive even as their relationship strains under the weight of grief. At the hospital, Sunny finds joy and purpose in dancing for patients like Mr. Rufus, a fellow dancer who responds even from his hospital bed. As tensions rise at practice from unsupportive teammates, small breakthroughs — a shared breakfast, Aurelia's balloons at the meet — show how love and community quietly surround Sunny. These quieter moments build the emotional foundation for his transformation.

The friendships, memories, and everyday moments that shape Sunny's journey.

Aurelia knows Sunny is scared about a decision and encourages him to write in his diary to cope.

Darryl yells at Sunny from the stands during races, telling him to breathe and run harder for his mother.

On the silent car ride home after the meet, Sunny stops himself from asking Darryl why he quit.

Aurelia takes Sunny to a museum and cries in front of a statue of an armless woman on her sobriety anniversary.

Sunny performs one of Aurelia's dance routines for Coach at the track, revealing his true passion.

Sunny tells Darryl that he will be throwing the discus from now on instead of running the mile.

Darryl argues that Sunny must keep running because his mother never got to run her own race.

Aurelia explains to Sunny that Baraka shows how everything in the world is constantly moving, changing, and still connected.

Attempting to explain Baraka to Darryl, Sunny asks why Darryl never questioned him about stopping mid-race.

Teammate Aaron publicly dismisses Sunny at practice for no longer being a real runner on the team.

Sunny tells the comatose Mr. Rufus about Baraka and reassures him that he is still moving.

Sunny writes a diary entry addressed directly to his mother, imagining what life would have been like together.

Darryl drives Sunny to Friday practice and cheers him on from the sidelines for the first time.

On Sunny's birthday morning, Darryl makes a full breakfast and wishes Sunny a happy birthday for the first time.

Coach rushes to Sunny before his final throw and tells him to let the sound he feels inside out.

Sunny's journey is driven by a series of discoveries about himself, his father, and his mother's legacy. Early on, Aurelia's encouragement and Darryl's critical sideline shouts reveal the invisible pressures Sunny carries. When Aurelia explains the documentary Baraka's message — that everything is moving, changing, and still connected — Sunny gains a new framework for understanding his grief. A confrontation with Darryl and dismissal from teammates force Sunny to finally voice what he truly wants for himself. A heartbreaking visit with the comatose Mr. Rufus and an emotional look at his mother's baby shower photograph bring Sunny closer to accepting a connection he has always feared. By the time Coach tells him to scream out the sound inside before his final throw, Sunny is ready to release the guilt he has carried since birth.