Gemotions

The safe was surprisingly easy to open, the combination long forgotten. The letter was tucked inside a velvet-lined box. It was a draft resignation from his mother's position at the secret government agency.

A chill ran down his spine. His mother had been a woman of mystery, her life shrouded in secrets. The letter was a tapestry of paranoia, of betrayal, of a constant fear for her safety and that of her family.

He stared at the words, the paper now crinkled in his grip. The room spun around him and he felt like he was falling. He struggled to breathe, the weight of the unknown pressing down upon him.