Gemotions

The request arrived just as Emily was about to log off for the night. The name, Daniel Carter, immediately brought a wave of nausea. She felt her stomach clench.

She leaned back in her chair, pressing her hands against her eyes as if to physically block out the image. The room began to spin. She tried to take a deep breath, but it got stuck halfway.

She thought of the countless times he’d humiliated her, the whispered insults in the school hallways. She felt like a trapped bird, beating against the bars of a cage. She needed to escape.