Gemotions

"You have a friend request from Kevin Davies." Sarah read the message aloud, the words tasting like ash in her mouth. She felt a sudden, sharp stab of regret. She recalled the countless times he’d been targeted. She had been a bystander.

She closed her eyes, and a wave of nausea washed over her. She knew she’d done nothing to help. The shame was a constant weight. She wished she could change the past.

She sat for a long time, staring at the screen. The request was still there. She should do something, she knew it. She had to. The silence in her room was thick with her unresolved feelings.