Gemotions

The injustice of it all! She’d parked *right there* for years. Now, this! Maria’s shoulders slumped, a weight settling in her gut. She kicked at a pebble, sending it skittering across the cracked pavement. Her vision blurred, and it wasn't just from the glare of the setting sun.

She thought of the mechanic's bill, a mountain of debt already. And now this. The metallic tang of blood filled her mouth, though she hadn't cut herself. She closed her eyes, trying to control the ragged breaths. She needed to calm down.

She wouldn’t scream, wouldn’t yell, wouldn’t cry. But the silence stretched, and the tremor in her hands betrayed her. She wouldn't forget this.