Gemotions

The wind howled outside, mirroring the storm inside her. Her breath came in short, shallow gasps. She clutched the research papers to her chest. She had the cure. She knew it. After years of tireless work.

The man across from her, a rival scientist, was holding the exact same papers. They’d both independently found the same results, the same breakthrough. It was a race, and now, it was a tie. The ethical implications, the financial constraints… it was all falling apart.

Her body felt numb, a strange paralysis spreading through her. She felt like her mind was detaching from reality.