Gemotions

The discovery felt like a physical blow. The hidden TikTok account, filled with videos of her son, Daniel, making fun of her, revealed a side of him she hadn't known. It was as if a viper had bitten her. A bitter taste coated her tongue.

She paced the living room, her steps erratic and uneven. The silence of the house magnified the turmoil inside her. Each creak of the floorboards echoed her pain.

She sat heavily on the sofa, burying her face in her hands. The room spun around her. A profound sense of loss washed over her, a deep and inescapable sadness. The world had gone gray.