Reaching forward on the t i p s of her toes, hands outstretch for a book perched at the top of a shelf. The ladder she balanced on wiggled under her weight, but still she had yet to realize the feeble condition it was in. Honestly, the university could really invest in a new ladder--
"Kyaaa!"
She'd stretched too far and the ladder had had enough. The step she focused her weight on snapped in two, and she tumbled toward the hard carpeted flooring.















