Gemotions

He’d said he was running late, stuck at the office. But now, in the hazy light of the karaoke bar, the explanation felt flimsy, a thin veil over a horrifying truth. Mark, the man she believed she was in a relationship with, was on stage singing a love song, but it wasn't for her. It was for the woman who sat in front of her. The woman, who was singing along. The world seemed to shrink, the noise of the bar became a deafening roar. Her chest felt heavy, as if a great weight had been placed upon it. Her throat constricted.