Gemotions

“Elizabeth Barnes has requested to be your friend.” The notification flashed, a digital spear aimed at his heart. He felt his face heat up, his pulse quickening. All the old feelings, the ones he thought he'd buried, surged back with brutal intensity.

He sat rigidly in his chair, unable to look away from the screen. He saw the face of the young girl who made his teenage life a living hell. He felt a sudden, inexplicable urge to destroy something, anything.

He took a deep breath, trying to regain control. His fingers tightened around his pen, his knuckles turning white. He thought about the past. He imagined the way she used to laugh at him.