Dom Williams stared at the ground. It was all he could do in the moment.
The high school assignment called for a speech in front of his peers, and he’d prepared exactly what he wanted to say about “The Iliad” in advance.
His words weren’t coming out right, though. Once Williams started stuttering — in front of his friends and classmates — the obstacle he’d dealt with for years only became worse.
Emotions swirled inside him: embarrassment, defeat. Williams asked the teacher if he could give the speech another time, returning to his seat only halfway done.