Gemotions

The email notification on his phone buzzed. A link to the online biography. “David: The Unremarkable Man,” the title read. He'd immediately deleted the email, but the title's sting lingered. He stared at his reflection, the lines around his eyes deepening as he replayed a string of failures. The closed-down business. The failed marriage. The constant feeling of being overlooked.

He went to the fridge and poured himself a glass of water, the gesture devoid of any purpose. He knew the narrative; he lived it every day. He felt like a ghost, fading into the background of a world he couldn't seem to touch.