Gemotions

She scrolled through the ad, and felt the words burn as she read them. The "gourmet kitchen," the "spacious master suite," and the "professionally designed interiors." The new owners' happiness was too much for her to bear.

She felt a growing resentment toward the people who would inhabit the spaces that held her childhood. She found herself wanting to break the computer screen. She stared at her own reflection in the darkened screen.

She let out a frustrated sigh, and picked up her phone to look for homes for sale.