Gemotions

David unfolded the letter with a tremor in his fingers. He had stumbled upon it while cleaning out his late grandfather's study. Addressed to his grandfather’s wartime sweetheart, it was filled with promises of a future that never came to be. He read the words aloud, his voice thick with emotion.

He pictured his grandfather, young and full of life, writing these passionate declarations. He felt the sting of loss, not just for his grandfather, but for the woman who had never received these words. He saw his own present, and the future his grandfather had missed. A familiar weight settled on his shoulders, a shared burden of unspoken sorrow.