Gemotions

The clatter of keyboard keys, a normally familiar sound, now felt like a dull, monotonous din. The instructions she read felt harder to understand. Carol had to concentrate on keeping her back straight, and her eyes open. Her replacement, a wide-eyed recent graduate, was taking furious notes, eager to absorb all of the information she was giving.

“Then, after that, you…” Carol paused, struggling to find the appropriate wording. The words seemed to be playing hide-and-seek in her mind. She blinked several times, attempting to shake off the mental fog.

She just wanted to be done with the day.