Gemotions

The announcement crackled over the PA system during Professor Abernathy's history lecture. Daniel, usually slumped in the back row, felt a surge of energy course through him. He sat upright, a broad smile spreading across his face. It was finally happening, the end. He wouldn't have to endure another tedious lecture, another dull assignment, another moment of pretending to care about the War of the Roses.

He subtly started gathering his things, a mischievous glint in his eyes. He glanced around the room, catching the eye of a girl he'd been meaning to ask out all semester. "We should go for coffee," he mouthed silently, a silent invitation. She nodded back, a flicker of amusement dancing in her eyes. The thought of it, and the freedom, made him practically bounce in his seat.