Gemotions

The sun felt too bright, the air too thick. The ongoing construction project had cast a pall over Emily’s life. She hadn't felt right since they started. The incessant noise was a constant irritant, a grating presence in her ears.

She stopped taking her medication, thinking it was the cause of her current unease. The lack of sleep was making her head spin. She felt lost, disoriented. She felt herself, fragmenting.

She stayed inside for days, the walls of her apartment growing in on her. Every morning she'd look out the window with the same thought: When will it end? The question was always left unanswered.