Gemotions

The sun streaming through the window seemed too bright, too cheerful. Emily stared at the screen, the friend request from Jessica a stark black line against the cheerful display of flowers on her laptop. Jessica, who had made high school a living hell.

She felt a shudder run through her, a physical reaction she couldn't control. All the feelings she'd tried to bury, the memories of cruel words, the crushing isolation, surged to the surface.

She wanted to scream, to destroy something. But instead, she just sat there, her breath caught in her throat, feeling the sting of unshed tears. She wished she had never seen it, never known, never cared.