Gemotions

He’d always told himself he didn't care. That the house was just bricks and mortar. But here it was, online, and the lie dissolved. The carefully worded description, full of buzzwords and empty promises, made him want to retch.

He paced the living room, his steps heavy on the hardwood floor. He felt a burning sensation in his chest, a tightness that made it hard to breathe. He wanted to argue with the air. He wanted to shout. He wanted to… what?

He stopped in front of the window, staring out at the world. The world that had taken everything from him. The world that now wanted to sell his childhood to someone else.