Gemotions

The email arrived at 2:03 PM, subject line: "Important Announcement Regarding Professor Davies." Amelia's breath hitched. She clicked on it, the words blurring as she scanned the digital text. Davies, her advisor, was departing for a research position in Switzerland. A cold sweat prickled her skin. Her half-finished dissertation lay in a digital graveyard on her laptop, taunting her. She felt a sudden, desperate urge to flee the sterile confines of her tiny office, the sunlight slanting through the blinds mocking her trapped state.