Gemotions

The email notification brought her world to a halt. Her breath hitched as she clicked the link. The house. Her house. It was a strange sensation, viewing it through the lens of a realtor's camera. She noticed the fresh paint, the updated appliances, and then she zeroed in on the details that remained: the way the sunlight hit the living room window in the afternoon, the faint scent of lilac that still clung to the air in the spring. A quiet joy blossomed inside her. She felt almost protective of it.