Gemotions

The discovery struck her during a boring lecture. Ms. Chen, her biology teacher, had requested to follow her on Twitter. The request felt so… personal.

She’d used Twitter to vent about the stresses of school, her frustrations with friends and her anxieties about the future.

She looked at her teacher's profile. Ms. Chen had retweets about science and the environment. She seemed committed to her students and her world.

Her fingers hovered over the “accept” button. She thought about Ms. Chen's passion for the subject, the dedication she showed. She pressed accept. She immediately felt lighter, like a small weight lifted.