Gemotions

He stared at his reflection, the image gaunt and hollow-eyed. The abandoned house creaked and groaned in the wind, mirroring the turmoil within Ethan. He had lost everything, his wife, his job, his home. The bottle had been his only solace. The notification was a cruel twist of fate. A friend request from Jessica, the girl who had made his school life a living hell.

He scoffed, a bitter, humorless sound. Why now? Why her? Then he remembered the inheritance. His late father had mentioned something about Jessica's father being a prominent financial advisor. He looked at his hands, calloused and shaking. He must endure. He had to fight for a new beginning. He slowly reached for his phone, a strange, hollow feeling in his stomach. He accepted the request.