Gemotions

Liam stared at his reflection, the mirror showing a face he no longer recognized. His normally steady hands trembled as he buttoned his shirt. The news – a sister, twenty years younger, existing in a world he wasn't aware of – had shattered the foundations of his comfortable existence. He felt suffocated by the implications.

He couldn't shake the image of her, a blurry photograph sent by the investigator, a young woman with his father's eyes. He felt a profound sense of bewilderment and loss, a grief for a life that could have been. His chest felt constricted, as though someone was slowly tightening a vise. He gripped the edge of the sink, knuckles white.