Gemotions

The blood test results sat on the kitchen counter, a stark white rectangle that held the power to shatter her world. Amelia picked it up, her fingers numb. It confirmed it: a half-sister. The woman who had sent the test results had a similar life to Amelia, with a similar upbringing. Amelia’s mother, a woman who had always been a rock, a source of unwavering love, had kept this secret for decades.

Amelia’s eyes burned, the tears threatening to spill. She squeezed the paper, crumpling it into a tight ball. Everything she thought she knew, everything she believed in, had been twisted. The thought of this other woman, a complete stranger, suddenly sharing her blood, filled her with a potent, bitter emotion.