Gemotions

The phone felt impossibly heavy in Chloe's hand. Her breath hitched. Across the country? Across the country! When her sister, Emily, told her on the phone, the words seemed to hit her like a physical blow. The cheerful chatter on the other end felt distant, muffled, as if she were underwater. The sunlight streaming through the window seemed too bright, the familiar objects in her living room suddenly alien. She dropped the phone, the clatter echoing in the sudden, sharp silence.