Gemotions

It was a text message that delivered the news, simple and direct: "Moving to Colorado!" Jess read the words again and again, as if the repetition would somehow change the meaning. The words themselves held excitement, but she felt a strange hollowness settle in her stomach. She pictured the mountains, the adventure, the freedom that awaited her best friend, Riley. She felt the tears well in her eyes.

She imagined the times they would miss, the adventures they would never get to have. She knew Riley needed this change, needed to spread her wings. Jess felt a mix of joy and sadness, the two emotions colliding in her chest.