Gemotions

The news arrived just as Liam was about to celebrate. He'd been expecting the call but the reality of rejection stung just the same. His carefully crafted plans, his aspirations, crumbled before him.

He retreated to his room, the sounds of celebration outside a painful reminder of his failure. The walls seemed to close in, the air thick with a sense of defeat.

The thought of facing the world, of pretending to be okay, was too much. He felt a void, a bottomless pit of despair that threatened to consume him. He lay on his bed, the weight of his unfulfilled dreams pressing down on him.