Gemotions

“Another rejection?” Her mother's voice, laced with a familiar disappointment, echoed in her head. She crumpled the letter, the paper feeling rough against her trembling fingers. Her career aspirations were shattered.

She wandered through her apartment, the emptiness of the space mirroring the emptiness within her. She was adrift, lost at sea. She felt like she was drowning.

She needed to get her life back together. She'd been putting it off, but now she had no choice. She was terrified, but she knew the one person who might understand. He'd been a monster to her. But she had seen his professional bio. Daniel Rhodes, PhD, Counseling. She called his office.