The whisper

I gave my all. I did everything I felt was right from the bottom of my heart. I exclaimed from the top of my lungs with the effort of every molecule of my existence. I charmed the crowd as people screamed with excitement. One would call me insane for not being content with this reaction, but for some indescribable reason this one whisper from the crowd is what spoke loudest to me. It spoke in a deceptive tongue like that of a manipulative killer. It destroyed every inclination I had towards smiling. It destroyed my sanity. The whisper manifested itself into every one of the thousands of thoughts I had in the next day. I went from being on top of the world to feeling the pressure that the core of the earth must feel.