Gemotions

The newspaper felt flimsy in her suddenly trembling hands. Amelia stared at the headline: "Famed Author Accused of Plagiarism." Beneath it, a blurry photo of Elias Thorne. Her idol, the man whose every word had resonated with her soul. Her stomach churned. The accompanying article showed passages, hers and Thorne's. Identical. Her own blog posts, meticulously crafted, now revealed as the blueprint for his lauded novel. A cold sweat slicked her skin. She had to walk outside, the stale air of her apartment suddenly oppressive.