Gemotions

David felt a cold shiver despite the summer heat. The letter from his father was a punch to the gut. The carefully worded draft resignation, addressed to the owner of the small bookstore, revealed the quiet desperation for a career change, for freedom from the routine. David’s own life felt like a monotonous loop.

His own small business was going under. He was behind on bills. The future looked bleak. He felt a profound sense of paralysis. He wanted to scream at the world, to rage against the injustice of it all. He threw the letter down onto the floor, the act a small rebellion against the tide of worries threatening to consume him.