Gemotions

The request came as a total shock to Leo. He’d barely seen the man, Bradley Thompson, in 20 years. He was the kid who always made Leo feel clumsy, awkward, and dumb. He couldn't help but feel a sudden flush creeping up his neck.

He felt the sudden urge to clean his apartment. It was a messy, disorganized place, and now, it felt like a visible representation of all his flaws. He found himself picking up old magazines, throwing out empty coffee cups.

Leo looked at his own reflection in the mirror, searching for something, anything, that could erase the ghosts of his past. He felt a deep, instinctive desire to rewrite history, to make himself seem different. The thought brought forth a sense of agitation.