Gemotions

Maya reread the email, her fingers tracing the words on her laptop screen. The subject line, “Scholarship Reassessment,” seemed innocent enough, but the contents were anything but. It detailed a clerical error, a mix-up in the awarding process. Her scholarship, they gently explained, was intended for another student. A cold wave washed over her. She blinked, the room suddenly seeming too bright, too sterile. A lump formed in her throat, making it difficult to swallow. She scrolled back up, searching for a sign, a mistake she could point to, a way out of this reality.