Gemotions

The sunlight streaming through the window seemed to intensify the vibrant colours of the living room, a stark contrast to the news she had just received. A playful glint twinkled in Clara's eyes as she tapped the screen of her tablet, scrolling through the newly discovered family connections. Not only was she not related to her 'cousins' - she was related to an entirely different group of people.

Clara leaned back in her chair, a small, barely suppressed grin playing on her lips. She thought back to all those family dinners, all those shared holidays, all those carefully crafted stories of family history. The sudden incongruity of it all was… delightful.

“Well, this is going to be a fun conversation," she muttered to herself, already formulating a cheeky text message to her (now-former) cousin, Sarah.