Gemotions

Mr. Henderson stared at the large, unwieldy package propped against his classroom door. It was wrapped in bright, mismatched paper covered in cartoon dinosaurs. He knew instantly who it was from: Kevin, the class clown. A twitch of amusement pulled at the corner of his mouth.

He wrestled the package inside, ripping open the paper with gusto. Inside was a ridiculously oversized inflatable T-Rex. He inflated it with a foot pump, chuckling as the dinosaur expanded to monstrous proportions. He propped it in the corner, where it dwarfed his desk.

"Well," he muttered to himself, admiring his new companion, "this should liven things up a bit." He imagined the faces of the students the next morning, and a surge of pure delight coursed through him. The urge to take a selfie with the dinosaur was almost overwhelming.