Gemotions

The world tilted. "Published: The Unfiltered Thoughts of Ethan Riley." His stomach lurched, a sensation of falling. He quickly shut his laptop, but the image, the words, were burned into his mind. He couldn’t seem to breathe right.

He bolted from his desk, needing space, needing to escape. The sunlight, previously welcoming, now seemed to mock him. He walked out onto his balcony, the cool air doing little to steady his racing thoughts.

He felt the unwelcome weight of his past, resurrected and amplified. The secrets he’d buried, the anxieties he’d tried to forget – all of it now paraded before the world. He pressed his palms against his eyes, as if to physically block out the intrusion.