Gemotions

The silence in the cramped dorm room was deafening. I stared at the screen, the rejection email a stark, unwelcome presence. The life I'd envisioned, the one I'd worked so hard for, seemed to have vanished into thin air. A knot formed in my stomach, twisting with each passing moment.

I kicked a stray shoe across the floor. My carefully laid plans were in tatters. I felt a coldness creeping into my bones. The world felt wrong. I needed to be alone. I needed to disappear. I pulled the covers over my head, seeking the dark embrace of oblivion.