Gemotions

The campus library had always been a haven, a place of peace. But now, amidst the hushed whispers and towering bookshelves, Ethan felt restless, like a caged animal. He couldn't concentrate on his studies. The words on the page blurred before his eyes.

He kept replaying the scene in the financial aid office, the stunned silence, the hushed apologies. His cheeks burned at the memory. The scholarship he had depended on was a clerical error, a mistake. The thought of losing it made his stomach clench.

He found himself constantly checking his bank account, bracing himself for the inevitable. The fear coiled tight in his chest. He was always on the precipice of something awful happening.