Gemotions

The campus radio announced the closure, and Jessica felt her own breath hitch in her throat. Her mind immediately raced to Professor Ramirez, the eccentric art history professor who believed so fiercely in the power of art to change the world. She visualized his studio, filled with students' work and the smell of paint. The thought of him losing his job, of seeing his passion extinguished, was a sharp, stinging pain. Without conscious thought, she picked up her phone to text her friends, planning to meet at Professor Ramirez’s office.