Gemotions

The lawyer's words felt like a weight, a heavy blanket of predictable information. Ava, her sister, already agreed to all of the decisions laid out for them. But Ben felt something constricting, a desire to pull away.

He knew their grandfather better than the will did. He had always been a man of secrets. He had to explore. He excused himself, leaving Ava to deal with the formalities. He went directly to the family's old summer house, an old and dilapidated place on the coast.

Behind a loose brick in the fireplace, he found not money, but a collection of detailed maps. They didn't point to any hidden treasure, though. Instead, they charted every place his grandfather had ever loved. A quiet, yet profound, rebellion.