No Longer a Princess

CASSIA

The harsh fluorescent lights of the studio hallway buzzed above my head like a swarm of angry bees. Every step I took toward the back locker room felt like dragging my feet through wet cement. My muscles ached from the physical exertion, but the true exhaustion settled deep in my bones. My final shred of hope lay dead on the marble floor behind me. Vivienne’s cruel rejection echoed in my e