Gemotions

The news had hit him like a physical blow, leaving him winded and unsteady. He considered transferring departments, anything to get away from the daily reminder of his perceived inadequacy.

His every interaction with Sarah felt strained, artificial. He found himself dissecting her every statement, searching for a weakness, a chink in her armor.

He started keeping tabs on her, subtly, monitoring her arrival and departure times, her lunch breaks, her interactions with management. The information was useless, but it provided a strange sense of… control.