Gemotions

The phone slipped from Elias's clammy hand, clattering against the cold tile of the bathroom floor. He didn't even bother to pick it up. The message, a simple "I miss you," was now winging its way to his ex-wife, Sarah. His stomach clenched, a vise tightening around his insides. He’d spent the entire morning crafting the perfect apology to his new girlfriend, Emily, and now this.

He splashed water on his face, the icy droplets doing nothing to quell the heat rising in his neck. He saw his reflection in the mirror - a man whose face was pale, his eyes wide and panicked. The apartment seemed to shrink around him, the walls closing in. He let out a shaky breath, then quickly ran out of the apartment.