Gemotions

A grin stretched across Maya’s face as she skipped down the hallway, the fluorescent lights seeming to hum in time with her steps. Dr. Chen was leaving! She’d heard the news whispered in the lab, a fact that had sent a ripple of subdued panic through the other grad students. Maya, however, felt a lightness she hadn’t experienced in months. This was an opportunity!

She pictured herself, now free from the weekly grilling about her data, soaring. She’d always admired Professor Ramirez, and this might just be the chance she needed to finally get her research noticed. The thought of a fresh perspective, a new approach, sent a thrill of anticipation through her. She quickened her pace, her bag bouncing against her hip, as she headed towards her next class.