She felt her life start to crumble around her. Despair emanated from her bones and bleakly colored her past, present and future. It was over. Everything, even life itself, was just done. She didn’t see the point in trying; everything in the end would fall to ruin. Something in the universe was laughing at her apparently futile efforts and she wasn’t interested in being the butt of their jokes.
A sob constricted her chest, and pain shot into her lungs as she tried to take a breath. Her hands shook and her knees threatened to buckle. Pools of tears stung her eyes, and dripped scorching trails down her face. She tried to suppress a shudder that wracked through her body.
Once again, life wasn’t fair. Once again, theory couldn’t translate into practice. Her brilliant and inspired plans were worthless. As her eyes sought the reflection in the mirror, her lip trembled.
There was no way she could wear this shirt to school.