Gemotions

The news, on the television in his room, was almost too loud. The woman, who also had the condition, was already a celebrity. The world adored her, and he despised it.

She was on every channel. Every online magazine. He threw the remote at the television. It narrowly missed. She smiled, her eyes sparkling, and he felt a surge of pure, unadulterated something. He didn’t want to watch, but he couldn’t look away.

He knew she had been offered every opportunity. He knew he had nothing. He paced his room, his footsteps echoing in the silence. He was, suddenly, exhausted.