Gemotions

The office air suddenly felt stifling to Olivia. She had worked tirelessly, the days and nights blurring together in a haze of research and analysis. Now, the discovery of the identical project felt like an intrusion, a violation of her space, her creativity.

She slowly began backing away from her computer. Her mind raced, a whirlwind of confusion and incredulity. The world around her had lost its solidity, its certainty.

She felt this rising tide of… unfamiliarity. She felt a profound need to distance herself, to escape from this reality that had suddenly gone askew. She grabbed her coat and practically fled from the building.