Gemotions

The email notification on his phone was a simple, cruel jab. *Rejection.* He threw the phone across the room, the impact jarring his entire body. It shattered against the wall, the screen spiderwebbing into a million tiny lines.

He grabbed a heavy book from the shelf, his hands trembling. He couldn't think. He couldn't breathe. The air felt thin, like he was trapped in a vacuum. He considered throwing the book as well, but his head throbbed.

He sank to the floor, his back against the wall, the silence of the room amplifying the pounding in his ears. He wanted to be anywhere but here, trapped in this stifling, suffocating reality.