Gemotions

The world was muted, the colors faded. Sarah moved through her life as if through a thick fog. Everything felt heavy, as if weighted down. There was no joy, no anticipation, just a dull ache that lingered in her chest. She found herself sitting for hours at a time, staring blankly at the wall, lost in an internal silence.

A doctor’s visit, prompted by a persistent rash, led to a startling revelation. The doctor, eyes wide, mentioned a rare genetic anomaly. As she left the office, she bumped into a woman in the waiting room. The woman was holding a tissue to her mouth, and the movement looked clumsy and heavy.

"They just told me," the woman whispered, "that I have… this thing."