Gemotions

He arrived at the laboratory with a skip in his step, ready to help Doctor Albright run the critical experiment. The project had been years in the making, and success seemed within reach. He was ready to learn, excited to observe, energized by the opportunity.

He pictured the Doctor’s excitement, the satisfying feeling of discovery. The building was filled with the usual hum of machinery. It was all a perfect symphony.

The laboratory was empty. A single note sat on the lab bench, in a handwriting he knew well: "Experiment complete. On to the next chapter." He felt a strange unease, a shift in his core.