Gemotions

The news report, broadcasting the “brilliant new discovery” made by "Dr. Emily Carter," filled her with a bitter, sour taste. Emily Carter, who'd had access to her research, her data. She hated her. The injustice of it all, that this woman could just waltz in and steal her life's work.

She couldn't stand being in her own home. The quiet of the apartment was oppressive, suffocating. She felt a need to break something, to shatter the calm. She slammed the door, hard, as she went out.

Outside, the world felt like it was moving in slow motion. Each face, each passing car, grated on her nerves. She drove aimlessly, the radio blaring, the noise doing nothing to drown out the voice in her head, the constant loop of outrage.