Gemotions

The professor’s departure sent a jolt of something electric through Emily. Her cheeks flushed. She could hardly sit still. She felt a lightness, an almost weightless sensation, as if the very air around her was charged. She grabbed her phone and started scrolling through job postings, her fingers dancing across the screen with a focused intensity. This was the push she needed. The chance to break free, to pursue her passion with renewed vigor. The feeling was a kind of fire inside of her, and she needed to do *something*.