Gemotions

"Another day," Emily muttered, the words barely audible. She watched the rain streak down the windowpane, mirroring the steady drip of negativity that had settled in her mind.

She’d lost her appetite, her enthusiasm, her sense of self. The world seemed to have lost its color. She felt tethered, bogged down. Then a package landed. A book. Her life's story. Written by someone else.

She sighed, a slow, heavy sound that seemed to carry the weight of the world. She didn't want to read it. She didn't want to do anything.