Gemotions

The lawyer’s office was oppressively formal, the air thick with unspoken judgments. Amelia held the letter, the paper so thin it felt as though she could rip it with a single, furious breath. The incident had been a career killer, a slow, agonizing slide down the corporate ladder. Now, after fifteen years, a letter from the CEO who fired her. The man who had been a trusted mentor. Shame surged in her, but the feeling wasn’t just shame. She stared out the window, at the distant city skyline, which was a constant reminder of how far she had fallen.