Gemotions

He found the announcement posted on the cracked bulletin board outside the student union. A knot tightened in Mark's stomach, twisting with each word. He'd scoffed at his parents' warnings about the school's finances, brushed off the rumors as mere gossip. Now, he replayed every skipped lecture, every missed opportunity to connect with his professors. He imagined the faces of the friends he’d pushed away, the relationships he’d let wither. His hand instinctively reached for his worn copy of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," a book he’d never finished.