Gemotions

He stared at the email, his vision blurring. The words swam on the screen: "Incorrect allocation… administrative oversight… rescinded." This was not just a scholarship; this was freedom. This was the chance to prove himself. Now, everything was uncertain.

He felt a tremor run through his body. He slammed his fist on the table, the impact making the cheap plastic vibrate. The cheap table was nothing like the future this scholarship had promised. He paced his small bedroom, his steps fast and agitated. Every plan, every dream, felt tainted by this sudden, crushing blow.