Gemotions

The last box was unpacked, and David surveyed his new home, a modest split-level. He’d worked hard for this. His new life began here.

A phone call, a police officer with grave news. The house, he learned, had been the scene of a tragic event. A young woman, killed in the basement.

David's jaw clenched. He thought about the history of the house. He imagined the darkness that had taken place within these walls. He paused in the doorway to the basement.

He imagined the basement, renovated, transformed into a game room, with children's laughter. He would give the house a new chapter. He would make it his home.