Gemotions

Rain lashed against the window as Leo crumpled the drawing, a crude sketch of a creature with too many eyes, into a tight ball. His niece, Chloe, had left it on his desk. He found himself inexplicably infuriated. He hated this visit.

He stalked across the room, kicking a discarded toy truck out of his path. Chloe's innocent drawings were everywhere. Suddenly, he grabbed his jacket and rushed out of the door. He drove aimlessly for hours, the wipers swishing back and forth like a frustrated sigh.

He didn't want the memories. He wanted to forget the endless afternoons spent playing with... *it*. The creature. The only 'friend' that would never leave him. The feeling of being trapped by something he no longer understood rose in his chest.