Gemotions

Liam stared at the code on his screen, a tangled mess of semicolons and brackets. He'd been stuck on this programming assignment for hours, frustration bubbling up in his chest. Then, a friend had messaged him: "Mr. Davies just liked your tweet about your coding project!"

A grin stretched across his face, a spark igniting within him. He straightened up in his chair, a sudden lightness filling his limbs. He reread the code with fresh eyes, instantly spotting the error that had been plaguing him.

He began to rewrite the problem with a new drive. His fingers flew across the keyboard. The words flowed from him, effortlessly, as if some invisible force guided his hands. He worked late into the night. When he finally finished, a wave of satisfaction coursed through him.