Gemotions

The news felt like a betrayal. The scholarship, the foundation of his university career, was a mistake. And with it, gone was the easy access to the library, to the campus, to *her*. The librarian.

He'd started spending hours in the stacks, not reading, but watching her. The way her brow would furrow in concentration, the way she organized the shelves. His heart leapt in his chest whenever she spoke to him. His hands would tremble as he returned books.

He found himself inventing questions to ask her, just to hear her voice, to see her smile. The scholarship was only a small piece of his new life. And now, that piece was gone.