Gemotions

She’d lost. It stung. But the true misery came not from the loss, but from her own actions. She had gossiped, spread rumors, tried to undermine her colleague. Now, staring at his picture on the promotional materials, she felt a profound sense of self-loathing.

She started going to work early, staying late, doing all the grunt work no one else wanted. She sought to appease, but it was futile.

She barely spoke to anyone at work. The burden of her actions made her feel physically ill.