Gemotions

The constant flow of information was overwhelming. Anna, moved to communications, found herself overwhelmed. The quiet sanctuary of her previous role in records management, her place where she had the ability to control her environment, felt like a distant dream.

She drummed her fingers on her desk, the tap-tap-tap a counterpoint to the relentless stream of emails. The walls of her new office were blank, the silence broken only by the hum of the computer. She missed the familiar routine, the comfortable silence, the satisfaction of a task completed.

She felt a hollowness inside, a kind of yearning for a place she couldn't reach. The constant bombardment of new information was exhausting. She longed for simplicity.