Gemotions

He felt a tightness in his chest, a sensation that made it difficult to breathe. Robert pointed out the color-coding system, a system he had meticulously designed, only for the new woman to immediately ask if she could change it, make it ‘easier’.

The air in the office felt thin, suffocating. He watched as the new hire effortlessly adapted to the role, demonstrating a confidence that Robert hadn’t felt in years. He felt his hands begin to tremble and his mouth grew dry.

His own contributions seemed suddenly irrelevant, like forgotten footnotes. The carefully constructed world he had built at work seemed to be dissolving around him.