Gemotions

The news arrived via a phone call, a crisp, professional voice delivering the devastating blow. She hung up, the words still ringing in her ears, a relentless echo. Her legs buckled, and she sank to the floor, her back against the cool wall.

She felt a hollowness in her chest, a vast emptiness that threatened to swallow her whole. The apartment around her, usually a sanctuary of warmth and comfort, seemed cold and sterile. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to ward off the chill that had settled deep within her bones.