Gemotions

He ripped the medical documents from the doctor’s hands, crumpling the pages in his fist. The crisp paper crackled and tore, a pathetic symbol of the utter breakdown in trust. The room, which only moments ago had seemed ordinary, now reeked of deception. The words on the page – another man’s medical history, his illnesses, his treatments – swam before his eyes. A wave of bitterness washed over him. He felt betrayed by the system, by the people he had entrusted with his care. The anger churned within him, a dark, consuming force.