Gemotions

The new team seemed to greet her with a polite, but distant, formality. It was a complete contrast to the warmth she had come to expect in the social media team. Chloe missed the quick wit, the shared memes, the constant laughter. She was suddenly in a department where silence seemed to be golden.

Her lunch break became a solitary affair. Her hands shook as she scrolled through her phone.

She found herself replaying old conversations in her head. She wished she had never left.