Gemotions

She saw the bear, its button eyes staring up from a dusty cardboard box. It was Humphrey, the bear of the woman who'd gotten her fired from her dream job. The injustice still burned.

“How much?” she asked, her voice tight.

The man, clearly uninterested, named a price. She paid.

The man seemed to be in a rush to close up shop. She would have some fun with the bear.

She found a local restaurant that Humphrey’s owner frequented. She went in, sat down, and ordered a meal.

After, she set the bear on the table, and made sure he was seen. She then watched from across the street.