Gemotions

It started with a retweet. Then, a viral video. Now, she was staring at her own face, plastered across a billboard advertising “The Ultimate Smoothie” – a drink she’d spent years perfecting and selling on her own blog.

A wave of dizziness washed over her. She clutched at the lamppost beside her, her legs feeling weak. The image on the billboard was a grotesque parody of her own healthy lifestyle. The message seemed to taunt her.

Her vision swam as she looked up and saw the world around her, the cars, the people, the sky. Everything felt out of focus, as if someone had pulled a rug from under her feet. She shut her eyes, willing the sensation to pass, but the feeling lingered, a deep ache in the core of her being.