Gemotions

The cafe buzzed with conversation as Sophia, nursing a coffee, opened a tattered copy of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*. A thin, almost translucent piece of paper fell out, containing a recipe for a cake, stained with what looked like coffee. Below the ingredients and instructions, someone had written: "For a sweet life." Sophia smiled, feeling a sudden warmth. She imagined the baker, the desire to bring happiness to others. She folded the recipe and slipped it back into the book, wanting to share that feeling.