Gemotions

The news about Professor Kim’s move was a welcome surprise to Ethan. He sat back in his chair, and watched the email scroll across the screen. He stretched, a deep, satisfying stretch that seemed to shake off the tension of months.

He walked over to the window, the campus, usually a source of stress, seemed almost beautiful. He felt a deep sense of relief, a loosening of the chains that had held him back.

He closed the email and opened his thesis. The words on the page suddenly felt less threatening. He started rereading the document with a renewed sense of purpose.