Gemotions

Rain lashed against the windows of the lawyer's office as Maya received her inheritance. Her brother, Daniel, was getting the family business, a profitable but soulless corporation. She, on the other hand, received a dilapidated cottage in the countryside, a place she hadn't visited since childhood.

A deep sigh escaped her as she looked at the deed. Daniel, already discussing expansion plans with the lawyer, barely glanced at her. The thought of the old cottage, the overgrown garden, and the peeling paint ignited a different kind of excitement in her.

She excused herself from the meeting, heading towards the door. She knew the cottage required substantial work, but she couldn't help but picture herself, elbows deep in the earth, breathing in the fresh air.