Gemotions

He kept replaying the conversation in his head. "Competitive compensation," they had said. He knew that the starting salary, as he'd just learned, was much higher than his own. The implications were devastating.

He avoided his usual lunch spot. He found himself staring at the security cameras, certain he was being monitored. The world had shifted on its axis. He couldn’t shake the feeling of being set up.

He woke up with a start, his heart pounding in his chest. He felt a compulsion to check his email, to read what he feared he would find. A creeping dread was taking over everything.