Gemotions

The demolition crew was already setting up, orange cones bright against the faded brick of the house. Maya bounced on the balls of her feet, a giggle bubbling up. She clapped her hands together, the sound echoing in the empty street. It was finally happening! Freedom! She swung the keys to her new apartment, whistling a jaunty tune.

She skipped towards the front door, the metal cool against her fingertips. Inside, the dust motes danced in the sunlight, the ghosts of her childhood swirling around her. It didn’t matter. She'd be free of this place, which held so many bad memories, and be on her way to a new life!

"Ready for this old girl to go bye-bye?" she called out, her voice filled with a giddy energy. She imagined the wrecking ball. *Smash!* Finally, she thought, the house would be gone, and all the bad parts of her life would be erased with it.