Gemotions

The vibrant energy of the team meeting grated on him. He felt as if he was watching them from behind a glass screen. The younger woman, eager and ambitious, was practically bubbling with ideas. He found himself increasingly quiet, answering questions with brief, clipped responses. Back at his desk, he simply pushed his chair away, gazing at the calendar with its looming deadlines. He felt the weight of the coming projects, each task blurring into the next, a seemingly endless cycle.