Gemotions

The news felt like a physical blow. When she saw the paper, her breath hitched. Her stomach knotted. The implication was that her years of paying rent meant nothing. She slowly sank into a chair.

She slowly began to run through her options. Each one felt like a defeat. A knot tightened in her chest. She needed to do *something*.

She thought of the noisy neighbors, the broken elevator, the peeling paint. She had complained about these problems for years, and now she felt like she was being punished. The world was being stripped away.