Gemotions

The echo of footfalls in the cavernous apartment amplified Sarah's sense of…detachment. She was going through the will. Her brother, Daniel, was supposed to arrive any minute. The prospect of seeing him again filled her with a profound weariness.

She located her inheritance, a small, leather-bound book with intricate, embossed covers. Inside, she found a series of detailed sketches and handwritten notes, charting the history of their family from the first generation. She looked at the drawings, and felt a strange sense of kinship.

Daniel burst in, already talking, full of energy. “The family fortune! I get the business! Can you believe it? We can finally do something! Make something of ourselves!” He clapped her on the shoulder. She felt nothing. He didn’t notice the book, the secret of the family’s heart.