Gemotions

The DNA results had revealed a painful truth for Olivia. She was adopted. Her adoptive parents were loving, but they were simple people. Her biological family, however, were intellectuals, writers, and artists. She stared at their profiles, a knot forming in her stomach.

She'd always felt like she didn't fit. Now she understood why. She read their poetry, devoured their essays, examined their artwork. Their work resonated with her soul in a way that nothing in her life ever had. She felt a profound sense of *missing out*.

She closed her eyes, imagining herself sharing a glass of wine with her biological mother, discussing literature with her biological father. The reality, the life she now lived, seemed dull and pedestrian in comparison. She felt a powerful urge to rewrite her entire existence. She got up, went to the sink, and splashed cold water on her face.