Gemotions

The silence in the library, once a source of comfort, was now a torment. Emily sat in a corner, hidden behind a towering stack of books. Each rustle of pages, each whispered conversation, was a piercing disruption to her already fragile state.

She kept checking her phone, her thumb hovering over the "delete" button. But what would that change? The words were out there, circulating, forever.

Her vision blurred. A single tear traced a path down her cheek. She scrubbed at it, leaving streaks on her skin. The weight of it all was crushing.