Gemotions

The news detonated inside him, a shockwave that left him reeling. David reread the email, the words a taunt. He felt a pressure building behind his eyes, a sensation of being trapped in a tightening vise.

He smashed his phone against the kitchen counter. The ceramic shattered into a thousand pieces, mirroring the fragmented state of his emotions. He grabbed his keys and ran. He needed to be anywhere but here, anywhere away from the suffocating weight of this new reality.

He drove, the speedometer climbing, the world outside a blur. He didn't care where he was going, only that he was moving. The relentless churning within him threatened to break him apart.