Whispers of Failure

~ Cassidy ~

Sitting flat on the cold hardwood floor, the stinging pain in my palms barely registers over the burning humiliation flooding my cheeks. I just wiped out. Hard. My limbs are tangled together in a graceless heap, my breath coming in short, erratic gasps from the shock of the sudden fall. And the sole audience for my spectacular, clumsy descent is none other than Sterling.

I aim a ven