Gemotions

The muffled voices, filtering through the bathroom door, had awakened her. She found the phone on the window sill, the screen displaying a string of unfamiliar numbers. She’d been enjoying a bubble bath before bed, so relaxed. Now, that feeling was completely gone. She ran the water again, but the sound of the rain was louder.

She felt a strange ache in her temples, a dull pressure building behind her eyes. He’d said he was catching up with an old colleague from his previous job, and had retreated to the bathroom for privacy. She didn't buy it, not for a moment. She looked at the bubbles, feeling they had all popped, and vanished, just like the peace she had enjoyed just moments before.