Gemotions

The test results had arrived during a particularly sunny afternoon, a stark contrast to the storm that was now brewing inside her. "Potential mother: Katherine Blackwood." Her mouth went dry as she read the words, and her hands began to shake.

She sat heavily in her chair, the sunlight suddenly feeling intrusive. Her gaze drifted to the framed photographs on her desk – her adoptive parents, their smiles so familiar, so loving. A single tear escaped, tracing a path down her cheek, and she didn't bother to wipe it away.

She felt a tremendous feeling of loss, a sense of having been robbed of a truth she had a right to know.