Gemotions

A tremor ran through David. His daughter, Olivia, had carefully constructed a digital persona that seemed worlds away from the girl he knew. The carefully curated posts, the cryptic captions, the endless stream of carefully crafted images… It was like watching a stranger.

His pulse quickened. He walked around the room in a state of agitation, unable to sit still. The familiar objects around him felt alien. Where had he gone wrong? What had he missed? How could he rebuild this broken connection?

He sat on the bed, staring at the phone in his hands, at the evidence of a hidden life. He felt an intense desire to cry, but the tears wouldn't come. He just felt… empty.