Gemotions

The weight of the paper felt heavy in her hand. Olivia, her jaw tight, read the list again, the words searing into her brain. *See the Grand Canyon*. *Learn to play the piano*. Her mother, who always acted so demure? The entire thing was a puzzle. Her stomach lurched.

She slowly walked around the living room, trying to make sense of everything. She felt like she was trapped in a dream. She wanted to yell.

She felt like she didn't know anything about the woman who raised her, after all. The silence in the house was now unnerving, like a heavy, suffocating blanket. The revelation left her feeling completely and utterly... lost.