Gemotions

He drove with the windows down, the wind whipping through his hair, but it didn’t help. The DNA results, the cold, hard facts, kept circling in his mind. The map, once a clear guide, had been redrawn, and he was lost. He didn’t know where he was going.

He pulled over to the side of the road, the engine idling. He felt a profound sense of isolation, even amidst the passing cars and the vibrant green of the landscape. He leaned his head against the steering wheel, his vision blurring.

He thought of his parents, the people he’d always known as his family. They were… different now. He was different. He couldn't quite wrap his head around this new reality. The world was blurry.