Gemotions

Eliza twirled, light as a feather, as she walked towards the park. The crisp autumn air invigorated her, and she grinned at the brightly colored leaves dancing in the wind. Today was the day she'd finally tell Marcus how she felt. He'd recently landed his dream job as a software engineer at a prominent tech company, and she knew he was on the cusp of great success.

She found him sitting on a bench, a laptop open on his lap, looking busy. "Hey!" she called out, her voice overflowing with enthusiasm.

Marcus looked up, startled. "Eliza! What are you doing here?" His voice sounded strained, but she brushed it off.

"I wanted to see you! To… well, tell you something important," she said, her heart doing a little jig. She paused as a girl walked up to Marcus and handed him a brochure. "Have a nice day, sir!" she said and walked away. Eliza looked at the brochure. It was for a guitar lesson.

"So," Eliza said, her voice trembling slightly. "What do you do here again?"