Gemotions

The world swam. One minute, she was unloading groceries; the next, a steel claw was sinking its teeth into her car. It was the only way she could get the kids to school. The only way she could even think about finding work. The money. The lack of it. It had been suffocating her for months. Now, the final indignity. She stumbled, clutching her chest, struggling to breathe. "Wait!" she croaked, the word a mere whisper against the deafening roar of the engine. The driver ignored her, already setting up the next tow.