Gemotions

“It’s just not fair,” she said out loud, even though she was alone in her cubicle. The words were a quiet, desperate plea into the void. She'd accidentally seen the email, the salary comparison. Sarah, the fresh hire, was earning a higher starting wage than her.

She tapped her pen on the desk, a frantic rhythm against the quiet. Her back ached, a pain that seemed to radiate from her very core. She knew she deserved more, but the energy to fight had evaporated. The future looked exactly like the present.