Gemotions

The news hit Clara like a physical blow. Her bio-degradable plastic replacement was a perfect solution to the plastic pollution problem. It was an idea that came to her from her deep concern for the environment and the damage that plastic does to the Earth. The document in front of her confirmed her worst fear: her groundbreaking idea had already been patented.

She'd spent years researching, experimenting, sacrificing. She'd envisioned a world free from the suffocating grip of plastic waste. She imagined the oceans and landfills being cleaned, the wildlife thriving. Now, that dream felt distant and intangible. She looked at the diagrams of the original patent, the way the design was written, and felt a surge of sadness.

Her hands trembled as she gathered her things. She walked out of the patent office into the bright sunshine, feeling a strange emptiness. She thought of her children, of the future she wanted to create for them. She wished that she could have been the one to fix things.