Gemotions

The small, cramped office felt suddenly smaller. Her grandmother’s letter, the one resigning from her position as a teacher, lay open on the desk. She'd always been told that her grandmother had retired to travel the world. The reality, revealed in the letter, was so much more insidious. "Unfair practices," the letter said, detailing the prejudice she'd faced. A wave of heat washed over her, making her skin crawl. She picked up a heavy paperweight and hurled it against the wall, the sound a satisfying explosion in the quiet room.