Gemotions

He paced his small apartment, the letter clutched tightly in his fist. His father's resignation from the family business, a business he'd always assumed he would inherit. The harsh reality of his father's words, the sudden lack of ambition, felt like a slap in the face.

His jaw clenched. He’d spent his whole life trying to live up to his father’s supposed expectations. Now, it was as if everything he had known was crumbling. He felt a sudden, fierce urge to scream.

He kicked the leg of a chair, the wood splintering under his force. He needed to escape this feeling, this sudden, overwhelming sense of betrayal. He felt almost ill.