Drabble V

Terra firma

Word Count: 99

His mom came up with the idea, was the reason he now stood nervously on the dew-soaked lawn and stared at the unoffending yellow fluff like a frightened infant. His mother and sensei waited patiently behind him. He squashed the sickening thought of the last person to who'd had this much faith in him.

That last thought had three immediate effects: the first was a familiar rush of guilt and self-loathing and the second was shock at his own cowardice, immediately accompanied a bold step forward.

His guardians smiled.

Nimbus held firm beneath his feet once again.