Gemotions

The fluorescent lights of the hospital hallway seemed to flicker, reflecting the internal chaos in Sarah. Her scholarship, the one piece of stability she clung to, was no longer hers. A clerical error. A mistake. She felt the pressure in her head, a dull ache that resonated with the fear bubbling inside her.

She had to focus. Her younger sister relied on her, and the family’s mounting medical bills were already overwhelming. She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. The hospital room felt sterile, suffocating. She couldn’t stay here, she had to get back to work on the weekend. The familiar ache in her muscles, the exhaustion that never seemed to leave, felt more pronounced, more heavy.