Gemotions

The bustling cafeteria noise faded away as Liam heard Jessica's tale about the “legendary mud pit” at Camp Whispering Pines. He froze, his sandwich halfway to his mouth. The air shifted, becoming thick and strangely charged. He hadn't thought about that place in decades.

His throat constricted. He lowered the sandwich slowly and set it down. It was like a sudden, jarring earthquake.

He saw his younger self, covered in mud, laughing. That kid wasn't him anymore. Or was he? He felt a peculiar lightness, a disconnection from the present.

He watched her speak, her enthusiastic recounting of events a shock wave that reverberated through his entire being.