Gemotions

Liam slammed the laptop shut, the sound echoing in the sterile silence of his apartment. He felt a primal unease, a deep, unsettling fear that clawed at him. The comfortable narrative of his life, his family, was now fractured, shattered into a million pieces.

He paced the length of his small apartment, feeling the confines of the walls tighten around him. He ran his hands through his hair, his fingers tangling in the strands. He grabbed his keys and wallet, the mundane objects feeling foreign and heavy in his grasp. He needed to escape, to run, to distance himself from the truth that had taken root in his mind.