Gemotions

"You were at Camp Serenity?" The question hung in the air. The smile was gone from his face. She remembered the fear, the isolation, the sense of being forever marked.

He had been part of the group, and she'd been an outsider. The weight of it all seemed to settle once more on her shoulders. Her throat ached with unshed tears.

He apologized quickly and turned away. She wanted to scream, to lash out. She did not. The room blurred. She knew that look. She knew the game. She knew she would be alone again.