Gemotions

The email sat in Sarah's inbox, a blinking red notification against the pristine white background. *Urgent Announcement Regarding University Operations.* Her fingers tightened around her phone, knuckles blanching. She slammed it down on the desk, the cheap plastic casing rattling against the wood. Her jaw was clenched so tightly she could feel the muscles in her neck protesting. This couldn't be happening. Not now. Not after all the late nights, the ramen dinners, the sacrifices.

She ripped open the email, the stark black text swimming before her eyes. Closing. Effective at the end of the semester. That was it. No explanation, no recourse. Just...gone. She felt a heat well up inside her, a fire that threatened to consume her from the inside out. Her breath hitched. She needed air.