Gemotions

The news, delivered on a crisp, official-looking document, hit Chloe like a physical blow. She staggered back, the eviction notice fluttering to the ground like a fallen leaf. The world seemed to spin, the familiar surroundings warping and twisting around her. She felt a cold dread creeping into her bones.

She sank to the floor, her back against the door. Tears pricked at her eyes, blurring her vision. She felt a deep, aching emptiness. Her breath came in ragged gasps. The apartment, once her safe haven, now felt like a prison cell.

She wanted to scream, to rail against the injustice of it all, but the words caught in her throat. She closed her eyes, the image of the eviction notice burned into the back of her eyelids. She was going to lose everything, everything she had worked for.