Gemotions

The attic was stifling, the air thick with the scent of decay. Sarah carefully unfolded the letter. It was from her mother, written to her father, several months before their wedding. The letter spoke of hesitation, of second thoughts, of a fear of commitment.

Sarah had always thought her parents' marriage was perfect. This letter, hidden away for so long, upended everything she thought she knew. She felt a jolt, as if she had been electrocuted.

She felt a sudden pressure in her head. She had to sit. She needed air. The words blurred before her eyes. She felt a sense of wrongness that went to the core of her being. She felt an overwhelming sadness.