Gemotions

The tiny apartment felt vast and echoing, the sounds of the street a distant, mocking hum. David sat frozen on the floor, the eviction notice lying at his feet like a dead thing. He felt a deep ache radiating from his core, spreading outward.

He could barely focus. His vision blurred, and the world seemed to warp around him. He'd lost everything, and now this, his sanctuary, was being taken away. He picked up his phone, his hand shaking.

His thumb hovered over the contact labeled "Mom," but the words wouldn't come. He couldn't face the pity, the disappointment. He dropped the phone, the sound a dull thud, and stared at the floor, lost in the shadows.