Gemotions

The hum of the servers vibrated through Elena’s very bones. She needed this, this data, this discovery. Years of painstaking research culminated in this very moment. She inhaled deeply, exhaling slowly, trying to regulate her rapid heartbeat.

A hesitant knock. It was David, from the neighboring lab. He looked flustered. “Elena, can I have a word?”

She gestured him in. He sat, fidgeting. "It's about the quantum entanglement project. We've been… cross-referencing our results." He paused. “They're identical.”

Her breath hitched. She felt a prickle of gooseflesh crawl up her arms.