Gemotions

He nearly dropped his phone. "Lisa Johnson wants to be your friend." He re-read the message, his brow furrowed. Lisa Johnson, the queen bee who had made his school life a misery. The air in his apartment seemed to thicken, making it difficult to breathe.

He felt a deep, unsettling unease begin to simmer in his gut. He pushed the notification away, but it continued to linger in the back of his mind. He looked around his living room, at the familiar objects, the cozy furniture. He felt strangely disconnected from it all.