Gemotions

The phone rang, and it was Chloe. Liam was on the other end, rambling about the team outing they were having. She hung up, not wanting to hear any of it. She couldn't deal with his elation. She had hoped she would be the one.

She threw her phone onto the sofa. The screen glowed dimly, reflecting the darkness in her apartment. The silence in the room was suffocating. She felt a knot forming in her stomach that refused to loosen.

She replayed the moment in the interview when they called her up to say they did not have a role for her. She could feel the sting of the rejection all over again. The unfairness of it all had her teeth grinding, and the air around her felt thick, heavy with unspoken tension.