Gemotions

Elara sat on the edge of her bed, the rejection letter clutched tightly in her hand. Her mind raced. The entire year, the sacrifices, the hours spent studying – all wasted? The thought burned within her.

She took a shaky breath, then another. The world seemed to tilt on its axis. She felt a profound sense of isolation, even within the confines of her own room. She was alone with the growing sense of despair.

The silence in her apartment was deafening, broken only by the erratic thumping of her own heart. She felt as if she had lost everything. The future, once so promising, had vanished like smoke.