Gemotions

"Unfriend." The command was sharp and decisive, but a wave of nausea still hit Evelyn. The request from Mark Jenkins, the bane of her teenage existence, had arrived like a blow. It was a sign of the many things that were so wrong. She'd been eating only one meal a day.

She hadn't left her apartment in days. The silence was deafening, the shadows lengthening as the sun began to set. She felt a profound sense of isolation, a disconnection from everything.

She sank into the armchair, her body heavy with a weariness that went beyond physical exhaustion. The memory of Mark's cruelty was a constant ache. She didn't want to be found.