Gemotions

The air in the dorm room was thick with the scent of stale pizza and unwashed clothes. Sarah kicked a stray textbook across the floor, narrowly missing her roommate, Emily’s, bed. She couldn’t stop herself from smiling. The top sheet of the notebook was slightly out of place.

Emily sat hunched over her laptop, oblivious. Sarah hummed, a cheerful, almost mocking tune. She grabbed a can of soda from the mini-fridge, popping the top with a decisive *fizz*.

She casually kicked off her shoes and plopped down on her bed, her back against the headboard. Sarah thought about what she had written, and felt a rush of heat to her cheeks. She took a long, slow gulp of the soda, the bubbles tickling her nose.