Gemotions

The sudden email, concise and final, hit Mark like a physical blow. Dr. Chen, his guiding light, was off to a research post across the globe. No farewell, no words of encouragement. Just…gone. Mark stared at the screen, heart hammering. Then, a surge of adrenaline, a rush of blood to his head.

He practically leaped from his chair, adrenaline coursing through his veins. He ran to his lab, grabbing the notes he had meticulously compiled. The data he had been putting off, the experiments he had deemed too difficult – they now seemed like a challenge, a dare. He’d work through the night if he had to.