Gemotions

The empty space on the kitchen counter felt enormous. Before, it was crowded with plates, utensils, and scattered mail. Now, it was just… barren. Chloe stood there, staring at the expanse, a knot of unease tightening in her stomach. Sarah had been gone for a week. The new apartment, the cross-country flight, the new life… it had all happened so fast. And Chloe hadn’t helped.

She'd been too busy with her new boyfriend, her new social life, to fully grasp the weight of the situation. She’d dismissed Sarah's mentions of the move as vague possibilities, not the reality it was now. Now, every surface, every object in the apartment, served as a painful reminder of her inaction. She felt the hollow echo of her own selfishness.

She walked towards her bedroom, and she found that she hadn't touched the decorations she had made with Sarah.