Gemotions

The world was muted, the sounds of the city distant, a soft thrumming beneath her skin. This feeling was incredible, she realized. It was as if everything that had weighed her down had vanished. She'd known the email was coming, and she had known what it would say. The article had been published, and it wasn’t under her name.

She drummed her fingers on the table, a nervous energy propelling her. She had a plan, a strategy. But before she launched into action, she gave herself a minute to just *be*. To bask in this peculiar sensation that was akin to floating. She took a deep breath, savoring the moment before diving into her next step.