Gemotions

The phone call had been brief, the explanation hurried. "A clerical error… your results… mixed up." Emily, usually meticulous, felt an inexplicable urge to rip up the offending paperwork. She didn’t. Instead, she marched to her closet and pulled out her hiking boots, something she hadn't done in years.

She drove to the mountains. The trail, steep and winding, used to be a challenge. Today, she bounded up the path, her legs feeling like springs. She reached the peak, the wind whipping through her hair, and laughed, a bright, clear sound. Below, the world unfurled, vast and vibrant, waiting to be explored.