Gemotions

He was at a networking event, trying to build his business. Then it came. The request was from Brenda. The woman who’d relentlessly bullied him. He found himself avoiding eye contact, a sudden wave of nausea rising in his throat.

He had spent years building a confident persona, meticulously crafting an image of success. Now, all he felt was the familiar anxiety from his childhood. He had a sudden urge to flee, to abandon everything and disappear. He felt like a boy again, small and insignificant.