Gemotions

The news felt like a physical weight, pressing down on her. It was a betrayal, she decided, a profound insult.

She methodically went through her inbox, deleting every email, filing every important document. Every time she filed a document she saved it in a location that the new owner would find difficult to access.

As she worked, she could hear the office chatter. It was a cacophony of worry and speculation. She smiled, a small, tight movement of her lips. She felt a kind of satisfaction as she closed her laptop, as though she had something to look forward to.