Gemotions

The news had spread through the university like wildfire. Maria, sitting alone in the campus coffee shop, saw David across the room, hunched over a table, his shoulders slumped. The accusations had become public knowledge. The investigation had started.

Maria knew David's passion for his chosen field. She knew how he poured over books and spent hours in the lab. He was the most honorable of the students. It was an impossible sentence.

Her heart ached as she watched him. She knew the weight he carried. She wanted to rush over, to say something, anything, but she didn’t know how to begin. She closed her eyes, silently hoping for a positive outcome, a resolution that would clear his name.