Gemotions

Rain lashed against the windows, mirroring the turmoil inside Amelia. A DNA test, a shocking revelation. A half-brother, Daniel, she'd never known existed. She stared at his picture, a stranger with her mother's kind eyes. A sudden ache filled her chest. It wasn’t anger, not really. It was… something else, a deep pull.

She spent the next hour gathering information. His address, his interests, his work. He was a carpenter, lived in a small, cozy cottage not far from the city. The thought of him, alone in his cottage, suddenly struck a chord. She grabbed her keys, a sudden impulse taking root.

The drive was slow, each turn of the wheels weighing on her. When she finally saw the cottage, light spilled warmly from the windows. She saw him, through the window, hunched over his workbench. She got out of her car, the cold air stinging her cheeks, and walked toward the door. She thought of his life, his hidden history, and her own, interwoven by the shared blood they both possessed. Her knuckles knocked gently.