Gemotions

The crisp white envelope felt like a viper in her hand. Sarah almost dropped it, the paper crackling a hostile message. Ten years. Ten years since David, her brother's best friend, had publicly humiliated her at her high school graduation party. Now this. He probably thought this letter, stained with what looked like expensive ink, would be a cure-all. A smooth, well-crafted apology. She ripped it open, her fingers moving with a swiftness that bordered on violence. The words inside, carefully chosen and filled with remorse, felt insincere, oily, and utterly unwelcome. She crumpled the letter, the paper echoing the tight knot in her stomach.