Gemotions

A wave of icy numbness washed over Olivia. The tests she’d received were not hers. The doctor’s words were a distant echo in her ears. The life she’d planned, the treatments she had prepared for, were all based on a lie. A mistake.

She blinked, struggling to focus. Her hands were ice cold. Her jaw clenched. The feeling of being betrayed by fate was immense.

She stood up abruptly, knocking over her chair. The simple act felt like an explosion. She wanted to scream, to lash out, to break something. She bit her lip until she tasted blood, trying to find some semblance of control.