Gemotions

The announcement had been made: "Dino's Pizza" was closing at the end of the month. Evelyn reread the text message, the words seeming to throb in her vision. She felt a tingle in her fingertips, a desire to act. Dino's was the place. Sunday dinners, birthday parties, even her first date.

She immediately texted her siblings. "Dino's last meal. Next Saturday. No excuses."

Her phone buzzed almost immediately with replies filled with enthusiasm. She thought of her children, her parents, her brother and sister. A sense of shared anticipation began to build, a silent promise hanging in the air. This would be a meal to remember, a final, delicious chapter.