Gemotions

The email arrived mid-afternoon, its sterile subject line a punch to the gut: "Important Announcement Regarding University Restructuring." Sarah’s hands, already clammy from a particularly stressful physics lecture, tightened around her phone. Her jaw clenched as she read through the jargon-laden prose. "Consolidation of resources... economic realities... strategic realignment." The words felt like a deliberate dismissal of her hard work. She slammed the phone down on the desk, the cheap plastic resonating with a sound that felt too loud in the sudden silence of the dorm room.